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Vulnerability · CVE-2015-7857

Joomla! Joomla! Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

Published Oct 29, 2015 · catalog updated Nov 3, 2026 · Joomla! Joomla!

Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Patch now

CVE-2015-7857 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Joomla! Joomla! against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
94.47%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe joomla/joomla! · vendor Joomla! Joomla!

SQL injection vulnerability in the getListQuery function in administrator/components/com_contenthistory/models/history.php in Joomla! 3.2 before 3.4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the list[select] parameter to index.php. VulnCheck canary evidence.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe joomla/joomla!3.2.0
  • cpe joomla/joomla!3.2.1
  • cpe joomla/joomla!3.2.2
  • cpe joomla/joomla!3.2.3
  • cpe joomla/joomla!3.2.4
  • cpe joomla/joomla!3.3.0
  • cpe joomla/joomla!3.3.1
  • cpe joomla/joomla!3.3.2
  • vendor Joomla! Joomla!version unspecified

How to fix CVE-2015-7857

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2015-7857 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Joomla! Joomla! against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 3.2.0, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.3.0. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-89: SQL Injection. EPSS 94.47%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Joomla security

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.

  1. Nov 3, 2026 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    SQL injection vulnerability in the getListQuery function in administrator/components/com_contenthistory/models/history.php in Joomla! 3.2 before 3.4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the list[select] parameter to index.php. VulnCheck canary evidence.

  2. Nov 3, 2026 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2015-7857

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_unix/webapp/joomla_contenthistory_sqli_rce

    Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2015-7857

    SQL injection vulnerability in the getListQuery function in administrator/components/com_contenthistory/models/history.php in Joomla! 3.2 before 3.4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the list[select] parameter to index.php.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • 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-2015-7857

    SQL injection vulnerability in the getListQuery function in administrator/components/com_contenthistory/models/history.php in Joomla! 3.2 before 3.4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the list[select] parameter to index.php.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • Packet Storm SecurityNov 5, 2026
  • Packet Storm SecurityNov 5, 2026
  • VulnCheck KEVNov 4, 2026
  • Metasploit ModulesNov 4, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • NIST NVDNov 4, 2026