CRITICAL
SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.7.x before 3.7.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors
Published May 17, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 99.83%
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.7.x before 3.7.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
99.83% 0.99826
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.99826
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 99.83% (0.99826) | 99.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 99.83% (0.99826) | 99.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 94.47% (0.94471) | 100.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 97.54% (0.97541) | 100.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.55% (0.97551) | 99.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 90.17% (0.90169) | 99.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 90.17% (0.90169) | 99.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 29.51% (0.29514) | 96.58th | v1 |
| Sep 16, 2021 | 29.51% (0.29514) | 98.43th | v1 |
| Sep 14, 2021 | 5.36% (0.05363) | 88.44th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 29.51% (0.29514) | 98.44th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 29.51% (0.29514) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98515 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038522 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/692-20170501-core-sql-injection.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42033/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44358/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98515 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038522 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/692-20170501-core-sql-injection.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42033/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44358/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 17, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved May 12, 2017
Link CVE-2017-8917
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a