What is CVE-2011-1151?

CVE-2011-1151 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2020-02-05.

How severe is CVE-2011-1151?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Joomla Joomla\!

CVE-2011-1151

Joomla! 1.6.0 is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the filter_order and filer_order_Dir parameters.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2020-02-05 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.019 (78.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Joomla Joomla\! — versions 1.6.0
Joomla! — versions 1.6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/21 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/101835/Joomla-1.6.0-SQL-Injection.html (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-1151?: CVE-2011-1151 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2020-02-05.
How severe is CVE-2011-1151?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.