CVE-2017-8917
SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.7.x before 3.7.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary...
CVE-2017-8917 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Joomla Joomla\!, published May 17, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 99.8%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.7.x before 3.7.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.7.x before 3.7.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2017-8917- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.7.x before 3.7.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2017-8917- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-17857 No score
SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.7.x before 3.7.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2017-17857- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p7mw-99mc-9597
SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.7.x before 3.7.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary...
SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.7.x before 3.7.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-p7mw-99mc-9597- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.7.x before 3.7.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2017-8917- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Joomla! 3.7.0 - 'com_fields' SQL Injection | 2017-05-19 |
| Exploit-DB | Joomla! Component Fields - SQLi Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2018-03-29 |
| Metasploit | Joomla Component Fields SQLi Remote Code Execution | 2017-05-17 |
| Nuclei | Joomla! <3.7.1 - SQL Injection | |
| PoC in GitHub | AkuCyberSec/CVE-2017-8917-Joomla-370-SQL-Injection | 2022-04-13 |
| PoC in GitHub | BaptisteContreras/CVE-2017-8917-Joomla | 2023-11-20 |
| PoC in GitHub | Siopy/CVE-2017-8917 | 2022-08-29 |
| PoC in GitHub | brianwrf/Joomla3.7-SQLi-CVE-2017-8917 | 2017-05-19 |
| PoC in GitHub | cved-sources/cve-2017-8917 | 2019-01-11 |
| PoC in GitHub | gloliveira1701/Joomblah | 2024-06-05 |
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| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | gmohlamo/CVE-2017-8917 | 2022-02-13 |
| PoC in GitHub | ionutbaltariu/joomla_CVE-2017-8917 | 2023-01-17 |
| PoC in GitHub | stefanlucas/Exploit-Joomla | 2017-11-19 |
| PoC in GitHub | yayateayayatea/cve-2017-8917 | 2025-12-12 |
| PoC in GitHub | ztrxwzy/joomla.3.7.0exploit | 2026-02-08 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |