What is CVE-2018-17382?

CVE-2018-17382 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Thephpfactory Jobs Factory, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-28.

How severe is CVE-2018-17382?

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

SQL Injection in Thephpfactory Jobs Factory

CVE-2018-17382

SQL Injection exists in the Jobs Factory 2.0.4 component for Joomla! via the filter_letter parameter.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2018-09-28 · 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: 0.032 (87.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Thephpfactory Jobs Factory — versions 2.0.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/149524/Joomla-Jobs-Factory-2.0.4-SQL-Injection.ht… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45469/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17382?: CVE-2018-17382 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Thephpfactory Jobs Factory, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-28.
How severe is CVE-2018-17382?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.