CVE-2018-6376

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-01-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

In Joomla! before 3.8.4, the lack of type casting of a variable in a SQL statement leads to a SQL injection vulnerability in the Hathor postinstall message.

Affected products

Joomla!: before 3.8.4 — fixed in 3.8.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Joomla! 3.8.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102916
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040316
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/722-20180105-core-sqli-vulnerability.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102916
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040316
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/722-20180105-core-sqli-vulnerability.html

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