CVE-2018-8045 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2018-03-14

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 28.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.28245.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103402
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040540
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/723-20180301-core-sqli-vulnerability.html

History

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Subscriptions

Joomla Joomla\!

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-03-14T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T06:46:13.285Z

Reserved: 2018-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-8045

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-03-15T01:29:03.777

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:04:10.370

Link: CVE-2018-8045

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-89

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