CVE-2018-5994 is a critical SQL Injection vulnerability affecting the JS Jobs 1.1.9 component for Joomla!. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands through the zipcode parameter in a newest-jobs request or the ta parameter in a view_resume request. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code is available on ExploitDB, and it has garnered substantial community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:joomsky:js_jobs:1.1.9:*:*:*:*: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
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