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CVE-2018-17378

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CVE-2018-17378 describes a critical SQL Injection vulnerability in the Penny Auction Factory 2.0.4 component for Joomla!, specifically exploitable via the filter_order_Dir or filter_order parameters. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to achieve full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. While not currently listed on CISA's KEV catalog or showing active exploitation, public exploit code is available on ExploitDB, indicating a clear path for potential attackers. Despite its high severity, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:thephpfactory:penny_auction_factory:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:joomla\!:*:*

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
3.28%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-45466 · Sep 25, 2018
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0328 is in the 79th 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

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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/149522/Joomla-Penny-Auction-Factory-2.0.4-SQL-Injection.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exploit-db.com / exploits/45466
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry