CVE-2018-8045
3.5.0 through 3.8.5, the lack of type casting of a variable in a SQL statement leads to a SQL injection vulnerability in the User Notes list view.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.2%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
In Joomla! 3.5.0 through 3.8.5, the lack of type casting of a variable in a SQL statement leads to a SQL injection vulnerability in the User Notes list view.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 28.24% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- joomla/joomla\!
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 26.1% on 21 September 2026 to 28.2% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103402Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040540Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/723-20180301-core-sqli-vulnerability.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103402Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040540Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/723-20180301-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.