CVE-2015-7857

SQL injection vulnerability in the getListQuery function in administrator/components...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

SQL injection vulnerability in the getListQuery function in administrator/components/com_contenthistory/models/history.php in Joomla! 3.2 before 3.4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the list[select] parameter to index.php.

Exploit likelihood

94.5%Up 30.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2015-7857
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2015-7857
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-7755 No score

Record: EUVD-2015-7755
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hj6r-2mqv-vp6r No score

SQL injection vulnerability in the getListQuery function in administrator/components...

Record: GHSA-hj6r-2mqv-vp6r
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

joomla joomla\!

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Joomla! 3.4.4 Component Content History - SQL Injection / Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)	2015-11-23
Metasploit	Joomla Content History SQLi Remote Code Execution	2015-10-23

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-7857 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Joomla Joomla\!, published October 29, 2015. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 94.5%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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