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CVE-2015-7297

90
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-7297 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability affecting Joomla! versions 3.2 through 3.4.4. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected system. With a CVSS score of 7.5 and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability presents a significant risk. Exploit intelligence confirms the existence of multiple public exploits, including Metasploit modules and Nuclei templates, and it was reportedly exploited in the wild shortly after disclosure, garnering substantial community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
99.97%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
100.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Joomla Content History SQLi Remote Code Execution · Oct 23, 2015
Nuclei: CVE-2015-7297 · Apr 7, 2021
ExploitDB: EDB-38797 · Nov 23, 2015
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9997 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

developer.joomla.org / security-centre/628-20151001-core-sql-injection.html
packetstormsecurity.com / files/134097/Joomla-3.44-SQL-Injection.html
packetstormsecurity.com / files/134494/Joomla-Content-History-SQL-Injection-Remote-Code-Execution.html
exploit-db.com / exploits/38797
trustwave.com / Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Joomla-SQL-Injection-Vulnerability-Exploit-Results-in-Full-Administrative-Access
Exploit
rapid7.com / db/modules/auxiliary/gather/joomla_contenthistory_sqli
rapid7.com / db/modules/exploit/unix/webapp/joomla_contenthistory_sqli_rce
securityfocus.com / bid/77295
securitytracker.com / id/1033950