CVE-2010-4257

SQL injection vulnerability in the do_trackbacks function in wp-includes/comment.php in WordPress...

6.0 MediumFix available

SQL injection vulnerability in the do_trackbacks function in wp-includes/comment.php in WordPress before 3.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the Send Trackbacks field.

Exploit likelihood

3.14%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.0

Record: CVE-2010-4257
CVSS 2.0: 6.0 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2010-4257
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2010-4230 No score

Record: EUVD-2010-4230
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ggq7-6rpp-2v58 No score

SQL injection vulnerability in the do_trackbacks function in wp-includes/comment.php in WordPress...

Record: GHSA-ggq7-6rpp-2v58
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2010-4257
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-4257 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4257
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

wordpress

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`wordpress` Debian:12	before 3.0.2-1	3.0.2-1
`wordpress` Debian:13	before 3.0.2-1	3.0.2-1
`wordpress` Debian:14	before 3.0.2-1	3.0.2-1
`wordpress` Debian:5.0	before 2.5.1-11+lenny4, plus listed versions 2.5.1-112.5.1-11+lenny12.5.1-11+lenny22.5.1-11+lenny3	2.5.1-11+lenny4

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-4257 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Wordpress, published December 7, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.14%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in wordpress 3.0.2-1.

References

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