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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:thekrotek:smart_shoutbox:3.0.0:*:*:*:*: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.