CVE-2018-17254
The JCK Editor component 6.4.4 for Joomla! allows SQL Injection via the jtreelink/dialogs/links...
The JCK Editor component 6.4.4 for Joomla! allows SQL Injection via the jtreelink/dialogs/links.php parent parameter.
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
The JCK Editor component 6.4.4 for Joomla! allows SQL Injection via the jtreelink/dialogs/links.php parent parameter.
- Record
CVE-2018-17254- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/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
The JCK Editor component 6.4.4 for Joomla! allows SQL Injection via the jtreelink/dialogs/links.php parent parameter.
- Record
CVE-2018-17254- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-9012 No score
The JCK Editor component 6.4.4 for Joomla! allows SQL Injection via the jtreelink/dialogs/links.php parent parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2018-9012- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fhwf-3vmf-vx8q
The JCK Editor component 6.4.4 for Joomla! allows SQL Injection via the jtreelink/dialogs/links...
The JCK Editor component 6.4.4 for Joomla! allows SQL Injection via the jtreelink/dialogs/links.php parent parameter.
- Record
GHSA-fhwf-3vmf-vx8q- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Joomla! Component JCK Editor 6.4.4 - 'parent' SQL Injection | 2018-09-17 |
| Exploit-DB | Joomla JCK Editor 6.4.4 - 'parent' SQL Injection (2) | 2021-03-08 |
| Nuclei | Joomla! JCK Editor SQL Injection | |
| PoC in GitHub | MataKucing-OFC/CVE-2018-17254 | 2023-01-29 |
| PoC in GitHub | Nickguitar/Joomla-JCK-Editor-6.4.4-SQL-Injection | 2021-03-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-17254 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Arkextensions Jck Editor, published September 20, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 83.0%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.