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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:thephpfactory:penny_auction_factory:2.0.4:*:*:*:*: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.