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CVE-2017-8917

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-8917 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability affecting Joomla! versions 3.7.x prior to 3.7.1, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the KEV catalog, extensive exploit intelligence exists, including Metasploit modules and Nuclei templates, with significant community discussion and media coverage indicating its widespread awareness and potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
99.83%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
100.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Joomla Component Fields SQLi Remote Code Execution · May 17, 2017
Nuclei: CVE-2017-8917 · Apr 7, 2021
ExploitDB: EDB-44358 · Mar 29, 2018
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9983 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 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/692-20170501-core-sql-injection.html
PatchVendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/42033
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exploit-db.com / exploits/44358
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/98515
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038522
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry