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CVE-2017-7628

The "Smart related articles" extension 1.1 for Joomla! has SQL injection in dialog.php (attacker...

9.8 Critical

CVE-2017-7628 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Smart Related Articles Project Related Articles, published April 13, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.23%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
9.8 CriticalCVSS 3.0, NVD
Exploit chance
1.23%EPSS, 69th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

The "Smart related articles" extension 1.1 for Joomla! has SQL injection in dialog.php (attacker must use search_cats variable in POST method to exploit this vulnerability).

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

1.23%Up 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used9.8

The "Smart related articles" extension 1.1 for Joomla! has SQL injection in dialog.php (attacker must use search_cats variable in POST method to exploit this vulnerability).

Record
CVE-2017-7628
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 ListNo score

The "Smart related articles" extension 1.1 for Joomla! has SQL injection in dialog.php (attacker must use search_cats variable in POST method to exploit this vulnerability).

Record
CVE-2017-7628
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-16633No score

The "Smart related articles" extension 1.1 for Joomla! has SQL injection in dialog.php (attacker must use search_cats variable in POST method to exploit this vulnerability).

Record
EUVD-2017-16633
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5r98-9qpj-r8f59.8

The "Smart related articles" extension 1.1 for Joomla! has SQL injection in dialog.php (attacker...

The "Smart related articles" extension 1.1 for Joomla! has SQL injection in dialog.php (attacker must use search_cats variable in POST method to exploit this vulnerability).

Record
GHSA-5r98-9qpj-r8f5
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS: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

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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