What is CVE-2023-38044?

CVE-2023-38044 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hikashop, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-08-07.

How severe is CVE-2023-38044?

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

SQL Injection in Hikashop

CVE-2023-38044

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability allows SQL Injection.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2023-08-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (49.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Hikashop
Hikashop.com Hikashop Component For Joomla — versions 4.0.0-4.7.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

www.hikashop.com/support/documentation/56-hikashop-changelog.html (vendor-advisory, Release Notes)
extensions.joomla.org/vulnerable-extensions/resolved/hikashop-versions-from-4-4… (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38044?: CVE-2023-38044 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hikashop, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-08-07.
How severe is CVE-2023-38044?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.