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CVE-2017-8917

SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.7.x before 3.7.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspeci

SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.7.x before 3.7.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.94513
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 0% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
joomla joomla\!all versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

5
webappsJoomla! Component Fields - SQLi Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)verified
webappsJoomla! 3.7.0 - 'com_fields' SQL Injection2017-05-19
nucleiJoomla! <3.7.1 - SQL Injectioncritical
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 42033www.exploit-db.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 44358www.exploit-db.com
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

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et-openET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Joomla 3.7.0 - Sql Injection (CVE-2017-8917)web-application-attack
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD17 May 2017 · 11:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98515Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038522Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/692-20170501-core-sql-injection.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
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