What is CVE-2017-15965?

CVE-2017-15965 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nswd Ns Download Shop, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-10-29.

How severe is CVE-2017-15965?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Nswd Ns Download Shop

CVE-2017-15965

The NS Download Shop (aka com_ns_downloadshop) component 2.2.6 for Joomla! allows SQL Injection via the id parameter in an invoice.create action.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2017-10-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.034 (88.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.034 · newest: 0.034 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Nswd Ns Download Shop — versions 2.2.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/144435/Joomla-NS-Download-Shop-2.2.6-SQL-Injectio… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/101624 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43094/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15965?: CVE-2017-15965 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nswd Ns Download Shop, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2017-15965?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.