CRITICAL
In Joomla! before 3.8.4, the lack of type casting of a variable in a SQL statement leads to a SQL injection vulnerability in the Hathor postinstall message
Published Jan 30, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.14%
Description
In Joomla! before 3.8.4, the lack of type casting of a variable in a SQL statement leads to a SQL injection vulnerability in the Hathor postinstall message.
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.
4.14% 0.04137
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04137
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (26 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 4.14% (0.04137) | 90.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.33% (0.03326) | 87.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.78% (0.04785) | 90.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 2.27% (0.02271) | 84.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 3.79% (0.03785) | 87.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 28, 2025 | 1.80% (0.01797) | 82.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 4.60% (0.04604) | 88.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 23.75% (0.23747) | 95.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 22, 2025 | 4.60% (0.04604) | 88.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 17, 2025 | 6.17% (0.06174) | 90.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.73% (0.07734) | 91.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 47.43% (0.47427) | 96.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 7.73% (0.07734) | 91.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 47.43% (0.47427) | 97.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 7.73% (0.07734) | 91.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 47.43% (0.47427) | 97.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.73% (0.07734) | 91.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 6.27% (0.06268) | 93.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 15, 2023 | 17.09% (0.17094) | 95.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 19, 2023 | 22.35% (0.22345) | 95.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | 25.33% (0.25330) | 96.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 41.05% (0.41045) | 96.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 14.99% (0.14991) | 95.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 14.99% (0.14991) | 91.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.63% (0.03630) | 71.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.63% (0.03630) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102916 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040316 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/722-20180105-core-sqli-vulnerability.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102916 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040316 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/722-20180105-core-sqli-vulnerability.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 30, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 29, 2018
Link CVE-2018-6376
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a