Description
SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.7.x before 3.7.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Metasploit 1 module
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Joomla Component Fields SQLi Remote Code Execution
exploit/unix/webapp/joomla_comfields_sqli_rce
Exploit-DB 2
- Joomla! Component Fields - SQLi Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) EDB-44358 · webapps · Mar 29, 2018 · verified
- Joomla! 3.7.0 - 'com_fields' SQL Injection EDB-42033 · webapps · May 19, 2017
GitHub 11 repositories · most starred shown
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stefanlucas/Exploit-Joomla ★ 68 · Nov 19, 2017
CVE-2017-8917 - SQL injection Vulnerability Exploit in Joomla 3.7.0
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brianwrf/Joomla3.7-SQLi-CVE-2017-8917 ★ 7 · May 19, 2017
Joomla 3.7 SQL injection (CVE-2017-8917)
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ztrxwzy/joomla.3.7.0exploit ★ 2 · Feb 8, 2026
Proof of Concept exploit for the Joomla 3.7.0 com_fields SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2017-8917), demonstrating detection, enumeration, and data extraction in a CTF-friendly workflow.
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BaptisteContreras/CVE-2017-8917-Joomla ★ 2 · Nov 20, 2023
CVE-2017-8917 SQL injection Vulnerability in Joomla! 3.7.0 exploit
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AkuCyberSec/CVE-2017-8917-Joomla-370-SQL-Injection ★ 2 · Apr 13, 2022
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gloliveira1701/Joomblah ★ 0 · Jun 5, 2024
CVE-2017-8917 SQL injection Vulnerability in Joomla! 3.7.0 exploit
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ionutbaltariu/joomla_CVE-2017-8917 ★ 0 · Jan 17, 2023
Project for the Cyberspace Security class.
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Siopy/CVE-2017-8917 ★ 0 · Aug 29, 2022
CVE-2017-8917 - Joomla 3.7.0 'com_fields' SQL Injection
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gmohlamo/CVE-2017-8917 ★ 0 · Feb 13, 2022
Python exploit for CVE-2017-8917 - Joomla 3.7.0 'com_fields' SQL Injection
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cved-sources/cve-2017-8917 ★ 0 · Jan 11, 2019
cve-2017-8917
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 98515 vdb-entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/692-20170501-core-sql-injection.html
- 44358 exploit
- 1038522 vdb-entry
- 42033 exploit