CVE-2018-17397
SQL Injection exists in the AlphaIndex Dictionaries 1.0 component for Joomla! via the letter...
SQL Injection exists in the AlphaIndex Dictionaries 1.0 component for Joomla! via the letter 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
SQL Injection exists in the AlphaIndex Dictionaries 1.0 component for Joomla! via the letter parameter.
- Record
CVE-2018-17397- 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 exists in the AlphaIndex Dictionaries 1.0 component for Joomla! via the letter parameter.
- Record
CVE-2018-17397- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-9151 No score
SQL Injection exists in the AlphaIndex Dictionaries 1.0 component for Joomla! via the letter parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2018-9151- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v4mq-pmm6-wq4x
SQL Injection exists in the AlphaIndex Dictionaries 1.0 component for Joomla! via the letter...
SQL Injection exists in the AlphaIndex Dictionaries 1.0 component for Joomla! via the letter parameter.
- Record
GHSA-v4mq-pmm6-wq4x- 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
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Joomla! Component AlphaIndex Dictionaries 1.0 - SQL Injection | 2018-09-25 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-17397 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Multiplanet Alphaindex Dictionaries, published September 28, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.21%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.