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critical 9.8

CVE-2018-17378 json

SQL Injection exists in the Penny Auction Factory 2.0.4 component for Joomla!

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-9132

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.3%
EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

SQL Injection exists in the Penny Auction Factory 2.0.4 component for Joomla! via the filter_order_Dir or filter_order parameter.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-45466)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-45466 Joomla! Component Penny Auction Factory 2.0.4 - SQL Injection webapps, 2018-09-25
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149522/Joomla-Penny-Auction-Factory-2.0.4-SQL-Injection.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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

Sources

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