What is CVE-2015-8769?

CVE-2015-8769 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2016-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2015-8769?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Joomla Joomla\!

CVE-2015-8769

SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.x before 3.4.7 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2016-01-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (65.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Joomla Joomla\! — versions 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

developer.joomla.org/security-centre/640-20151207-core-sql-injection.html (Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1034658 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/79679 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8769?: CVE-2015-8769 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2016-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2015-8769?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.