SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla!

published 2014-10-08 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-7830

cvss: 7.5; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 8.5%; EPSS 8.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits: 1; Metasploit

SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! CMS 3.1.x and 3.2.x before 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.

Timeline

2014-03-02 First public exploit (Metasploit auxiliary/gather/joomla_weblinks_sqli)
2014-10-08 Published

Exploit prediction

8.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit auxiliary/gather/joomla_weblinks_sqli Joomla weblinks-categories Unauthenticated SQL Injection Arbitrary File Read metasploit auxiliary, normal rank, 2014-03-02

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

developer.joomla.org /security/578-20140301-core-sql-injection.html
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2014-7981
NVD CVE-2014-7981

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Summary