CVE-2017-17875 describes a critical SQL Injection vulnerability (CWE-89) in the JEXTN FAQ Pro extension version 4.0.0 for Joomla!, specifically through the 'id' parameter in a 'view=category' action. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction or privileges, and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code (EDB-43393) is available, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit/Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jextn:jextn_faq_pro:4.0.0:*:*:*:*: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.