CVE-2017-16955
SQL injection vulnerability in the InLinks plugin through 1.1 for WordPress allows authenticated...
SQL injection vulnerability in the InLinks plugin through 1.1 for WordPress allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the "keyword" parameter to /wp-admin/options-general.php?page=inlinks/inlinks.php.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
SQL injection vulnerability in the InLinks plugin through 1.1 for WordPress allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the "keyword" parameter to /wp-admin/options-general.php?page=inlinks/inlinks.php.
- Record
CVE-2017-16955- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SQL injection vulnerability in the InLinks plugin through 1.1 for WordPress allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the "keyword" parameter to /wp-admin/options-general.php?page=inlinks/inlinks.php.
- Record
CVE-2017-16955- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-8124 No score
SQL injection vulnerability in the InLinks plugin through 1.1 for WordPress allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the "keyword" parameter to /wp-admin/options-general.php?page=inlinks/inlinks.php.
- Record
EUVD-2017-8124- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f483-r579-gvcq
SQL injection vulnerability in the InLinks plugin through 1.1 for WordPress allows authenticated...
SQL injection vulnerability in the InLinks plugin through 1.1 for WordPress allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the "keyword" parameter to /wp-admin/options-general.php?page=inlinks/inlinks.php.
- Record
GHSA-f483-r579-gvcq- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-16955 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Inlinks Project Inlinks, published November 27, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.00%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.