CVE-2017-7628

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: April 13, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

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).

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/smart-related-articles/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Not Applicable

https://gist.github.com/anonymous/14576258b0e66bb25ca4b7ca1638e51f

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

https://vel.joomla.org/live-vel/1952-smart-related-articles-1-1-sql-injection

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/smart-related-articles/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Not Applicable

https://gist.github.com/anonymous/14576258b0e66bb25ca4b7ca1638e51f

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

https://vel.joomla.org/live-vel/1952-smart-related-articles-1-1-sql-injection

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

9.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

1.2%

65th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-89

Affected Vendors

smart_related_articles_project

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