SQL Injection exists in the Reverse Auction Factory 4.3.8 component for Joomla! via the filter_order_Dir, cat, or filter_letter parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-17376 is rated High Exploit Risk (85.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.21%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45475 | exploit_db | edb | 2018-09-25 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 2.51% | 3.21% | +0.70% |
| 2 | 2026-04-14 | 2.64% | 2.51% | -0.13% |
| 3 | 2025-11-21 | — | 2.64% | — |
Full EPSS history (14 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.0 | CRITICAL |
|
3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| thephpfactory | reverse_auction_factory | 4.3.8 | cpe:2.3:a:thephpfactory:reverse_auction_factory:4.3.8:*:*:*:*:joomla\!:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149531/Joomla-Reverse-Auction-Factory-4.3.8-SQL-Injection.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45475/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |