High severity · published Jan 12, 2016
CVE-2015-8769
SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.x before 3.4.7 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors
7.3
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.x before 3.4.7 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 66% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JO
Joomla · Joomla
3.0.0; 3.0.1; 3.0.2; 3.0.3; 3.0.4; 3.1.0; +23 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8769
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8769
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79679
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034658
Vendor Advisory
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/640-20151207-core-sql-injection.html
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