Vulnerability · CVE-2015-7297

Joomla! Joomla! Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Published Oct 29, 2015 · corrected/updated Oct 16, 2026 · Joomla! Joomla! · evidence confidence very high

SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.2 before 3.4.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7858. VulnCheck canary evidence. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2015-7297 is a unknown public vulnerability record for Joomla! Joomla!. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

Identify whether Joomla! Joomla! is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: Joomla! Joomla!; n/a n/a. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.

Security analyst

Signals on file: EPSS 100.0%. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: cve_org, epss, packetstorm, packetstorm. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

Exploitation evidence
Confirmed in CISA KEV since Oct 16, 2026. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.
Patch and remediation
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Safe detection guidance
Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

Oct 16, 2026 · VulnCheck KEV
Detected
SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.2 before 3.4.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7858. VulnCheck canary evidence. Initial-access exploit intelligence.
Oct 16, 2026 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Affected

vendor Joomla! Joomla!version unspecified
vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified

Sources

CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2015-7297
SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.2 before 3.4.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7858.
cve.org
FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2015-7297
30-day exploitation probability 100.0%
first.org
Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134097/Joomla-3.44-SQL-Injection.html
Packet Storm link already published on the finding.
packetstormsecurity.com
Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134494/Joomla-Content-History-SQL-Injection-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Packet Storm link already published on the finding.
packetstormsecurity.com
VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2015-7297
SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.2 before 3.4.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7858.
vulncheck.com