CVE-2018-6376
In Joomla! before 3.8.4, the lack of type casting of a variable in a SQL statement leads to a SQL injection vulnerability in the Hathor postinstall message.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Joomla! before 3.8.4, the lack of type casting of a variable in a SQL statement leads to a SQL injection vulnerability in the Hathor postinstall message.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.14% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- joomla/joomla\!
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.1% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102916Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040316Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/722-20180105-core-sqli-vulnerability.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102916Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040316Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/722-20180105-core-sqli-vulnerability.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.