{"id":"CVE-2017-17871","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-17871","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T19:47:14.176Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2017-12-27T17:08:21.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:11:48.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-89"],"affected":["jextn/jextn question and answer"],"epss":{"score":0.02652,"percentile":0.85558,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2017-12-13","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":43329,"kind":"exploit","title":"Joomla! Component JEXTN Question And Answer 3.1.0 - SQL Injection","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43329","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/43329.txt","file":"exploits/php/webapps/43329.txt","published":"2017-12-13","added":"2017-12-13","updated":"2017-12-26","author":"Ihsan Sencan","type":"webapps","platform":"php","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2017-17871"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is critical, while EPSS rates exploitation at 2.7%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43329/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43329/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17871","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}