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CVE-2018-5975

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-5975 is a critical SQL Injection vulnerability affecting the Smart Shoutbox 3.0.0 component for Joomla!, specifically through the shoutauthor parameter in the archive URI. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild or listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code is available via ExploitDB, indicating a clear path for attackers. Despite its high severity and public exploit, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:thekrotek:smart_shoutbox:3.0.0:*:*:*:*: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
2.70%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-44127 · Feb 16, 2018
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0270 is in the 75th 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

exploit-db.com / exploits/44127
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry