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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.8

CVE-2017-15946 json

In the com_tag component 1.7.6 for Joomla!, a SQL injection vulnerability is located in the `tag` parameter to index.php.

published 2017-10-28 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-7362

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In the com_tag component 1.7.6 for Joomla!, a SQL injection vulnerability is located in the `tag` parameter to index.php. The request method to execute is GET.

Exploit prediction

1.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • vulnerability-lab.com https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2061 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.