# CVE-2017-7628: The "Smart related articles" extension 1.1 for Joomla! has SQL injection in dialog.php (attacker must use search\_cats variable in POST metho

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-04-13 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The "Smart related articles" extension 1.1 for Joomla! has SQL injection in dialog.php (attacker must use search_cats variable in POST method to exploit this vulnerability).

## What to do

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## References

- https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/smart-related-articles/
- https://vel.joomla.org/live-vel/1952-smart-related-articles-1-1-sql-injection
- https://gist.github.com/anonymous/14576258b0e66bb25ca4b7ca1638e51f

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