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CRITICAL
CVE-2017-7628
Joomla Smart Related Articles Extension SQL Injection Vulnerability
Description

The "Smart related articles" extension 1.1 for Joomla! has SQL injection in dialog.php (attacker must use search_cats variable in POST method to exploit this vulnerability).

INFO

Published Date :

April 13, 2017, 3:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2017, 1:41 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-7628 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Smart_related_articles_project smart_related_articles
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-7628.

URL Resource
https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/smart-related-articles/ Not Applicable
https://gist.github.com/anonymous/14576258b0e66bb25ca4b7ca1638e51f Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://vel.joomla.org/live-vel/1952-smart-related-articles-1-1-sql-injection Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-7628 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-7628 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/smart-related-articles/ No Types Assigned https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/smart-related-articles/ Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type https://vel.joomla.org/live-vel/1952-smart-related-articles-1-1-sql-injection No Types Assigned https://vel.joomla.org/live-vel/1952-smart-related-articles-1-1-sql-injection Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gist.github.com/anonymous/14576258b0e66bb25ca4b7ca1638e51f No Types Assigned https://gist.github.com/anonymous/14576258b0e66bb25ca4b7ca1638e51f Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-89
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:smart_related_articles_project:smart_related_articles:1.1:*:*:*:*:joomla\!:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-7628 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.20 }} 0.06%

score

0.58056

percentile

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