# CVE-2017-8917: SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.7.x before 3.7.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 3 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 11 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2017-05-17 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.7.x before 3.7.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98515
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/692-20170501-core-sql-injection.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44358/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038522
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42033/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42033
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44358
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/joomla_comfields_sqli_rce.rb
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2017/CVE-2017-8917.yaml
- https://github.com/AkuCyberSec/CVE-2017-8917-Joomla-370-SQL-Injection
- https://github.com/BaptisteContreras/CVE-2017-8917-Joomla
- https://github.com/Siopy/CVE-2017-8917
- https://github.com/brianwrf/Joomla3.7-SQLi-CVE-2017-8917
- https://github.com/cved-sources/cve-2017-8917
- https://github.com/gloliveira1701/Joomblah
- https://github.com/gmohlamo/CVE-2017-8917
- https://github.com/ionutbaltariu/joomla_CVE-2017-8917
- https://github.com/stefanlucas/Exploit-Joomla
- https://github.com/yayateayayatea/cve-2017-8917
- https://github.com/ztrxwzy/joomla.3.7.0exploit

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