CVE-2018-5989 describes a critical SQL Injection vulnerability in the ccNewsletter 2.x component for Joomla!, specifically exploitable via the 'id' parameter during a 'removeSubscriber' action. This vulnerability carries a CVSSv3.1 score of 9.8 (Critical), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, requiring no user interaction, and potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or showing active exploitation, public exploit code is available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding it.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.0.0, <= 2.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:chillcreations:ccnewsletter:*:*:*:*:*:joomla\!:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/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.