CVE-2018-25433 | Joomla Component JE Photo Gallery 1.1 contains an SQL inject… | CVSS 8.2 HIGH

Description

Joomla Component JE Photo Gallery 1.1 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to extract database information by injecting malicious SQL code through the categoryid parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to index.php with crafted categoryid values in the com_jephotogallery component to execute arbitrary SQL queries and retrieve sensitive data like usernames and password hashes.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2018-25433
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 2026-06-01 11:51 UTC
Published: 2026-06-01 21:00 UTC
Last updated: 2026-06-02 13:13 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL C…
Vendor / Product: Joomlaextensions / JE Photo Gallery
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

8.2 HIGH CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: PoC
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: partial

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
Joomlaextensions	JE Photo Gallery	—	1.1

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-89	cna	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CVSS scores (2)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
8.8	HIGH	4.0	cna	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
8.2	HIGH	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

References (4)

ExploitDB-45930 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45930
Official Product Homepage https://joomlaextensions.co.in
Product Reference http://joomlaextensions.co.in/download/1387375463_JE%20PhotoGallery%20(%20J-%203.0%20).zip
VulnCheck Advisory: Joomla JE Photo Gallery 1.1 SQL Injection via categoryid https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joomla-je-photo-gallery-sql-injection-via-categoryid