CVE-2017-17871 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 2.7% (pctl 85)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The "JEXTN Question And Answer" extension 3.1.0 for Joomla! has SQL Injection via the an parameter in a view=tags action, or the ques-srch parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.65% — more likely to be exploited than 85% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-89 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-12-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| jextn | jextn question and answer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Joomla! Component JEXTN Question And Answer 3.1.0 - SQL Injection | 2017-12-13 |
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