CVE-2018-17377

CRITICAL

Questions 1.4.3 - SQL Injection via Term Userid Users or Groups Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-17377. PoCs published by Ihsan Sencan.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates SQL injection vulnerabilities in Joomla! Component Questions 1.4.3 via multiple endpoints, allowing unauthorized database information extraction. It includes crafted SQL payloads for UNION-based and error-based injection techniques.

Description

SQL Injection exists in the Questions 1.4.3 component for Joomla! via the term, userid, users, or groups parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Ihsan Sencan · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45468

The exploit demonstrates SQL injection vulnerabilities in Joomla! Component Questions 1.4.3 via multiple endpoints, allowing unauthorized database information extraction. It includes crafted SQL payloads for UNION-based and error-based injection techniques.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Joomla! Component Questions 1.4.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable Joomla! component endpoint
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45468/
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149523/Joomla-Questions-1.4.3-SQL-Injection.html

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0321
EPSS Percentile 86.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
extensiondeveloper/questions 1.4.3
Published Sep 28, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026