What is CVE-2018-17254?

CVE-2018-17254 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Arkextensions Jck_editor, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-20.

How severe is CVE-2018-17254?

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

Is CVE-2018-17254 known to be exploited?

7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SQL Injection in Arkextensions Jck_editor

CVE-2018-17254

The JCK Editor component 6.4.4 for Joomla! allows SQL Injection via the jtreelink/dialogs/links.php parent parameter.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.830 (99.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Arkextensions Jck_editor — versions 6.4.4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17254?: CVE-2018-17254 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Arkextensions Jck_editor, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-20.
How severe is CVE-2018-17254?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-17254 known to be exploited?: 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.