CVE-2018-5974

CRITICAL

SimpleCalendar 3.1.9 - SQL Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-5974. PoCs published by Ihsan Sencan.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates SQL injection in Joomla! SimpleCalendar 3.1.9 via the 'catid' parameter. It uses error-based techniques (UPDATEXML) to extract database information, confirming vulnerability.

Description

SQL Injection exists in the SimpleCalendar 3.1.9 component for Joomla! via the catid array parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Ihsan Sencan · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44126

This exploit demonstrates SQL injection in Joomla! SimpleCalendar 3.1.9 via the 'catid' parameter. It uses error-based techniques (UPDATEXML) to extract database information, confirming vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Joomla! SimpleCalendar 3.1.9
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable Joomla! instance
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://exploit-db.com/exploits/44126

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0280
EPSS Percentile 84.6%
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)
albonico/simplecalendar 3.1.9
Published Feb 17, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026