CVE-2017-17871 describes a critical SQL Injection vulnerability in the JEXTN Question And Answer extension 3.1.0 for Joomla!, specifically exploitable via the 'an' parameter in a 'view=tags' action or the 'ques-srch' parameter. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-43329) confirms public exploit code availability, and the CVE has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jextn:jextn_question_and_answer:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:joomla\!:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.