CVE-2018-5989

CRITICAL

ccNewsletter 2.x - Joomla! - SQL Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-5989. PoCs published by Ihsan Sencan.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla Component ccNewsletter 2.x.x via the 'id' parameter. The PoC includes a base64-encoded payload for testing the vulnerability.

Description

SQL Injection exists in the ccNewsletter 2.x component for Joomla! via the id parameter in a task=removeSubscriber action, a related issue to CVE-2011-5099.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Ihsan Sencan · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44132

This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla Component ccNewsletter 2.x.x via the 'id' parameter. The PoC includes a base64-encoded payload for testing the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Joomla Component ccNewsletter 2.x Stable
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable Joomla component
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/44132

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0270
EPSS Percentile 84.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
chillcreations/ccnewsletter 2.0.0 - 2.2.4
Published Feb 17, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026