CVE-2017-9933 describes an improper cache invalidation vulnerability in Joomla! CMS versions 1.7.3 through 3.7.2, which can lead to the disclosure of sensitive form contents. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity and can result in high confidentiality impact without requiring user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.