CVE-2018-8045: joomla joomla\! SQL Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-8045 is a high (CVSS 8.8) SQL Injection vulnerability in joomla joomla\!. EPSS estimates a 28.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 14-03-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Joomla! 3.5.0 through 3.8.5, the lack of type casting of a variable in a SQL statement leads to a SQL injection vulnerability in the User Notes list view.

• CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.