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Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-14389 is a reported SQL injection issue in joyplus-cms 1.6.0. The source identifies the manager/admin_ajax.php val parameter as affected. Business risk depends on whether this legacy CMS is deployed and reachable, especially on public or administrative interfaces.
Executive priority
Prioritize discovery first. If joyplus-cms 1.6.0 is present and internet-facing, treat remediation as time-sensitive because SQL injection can expose or modify backend data.
Technical view
The CVE record describes SQL injection in joyplus-cms 1.6.0 through the val parameter of manager/admin_ajax.php. No CVSS score, CWE mapping, exploit status, patch version, or detailed affected CPE is provided in the supplied sources.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running joyplus-cms 1.6.0, particularly where the manager/admin_ajax.php administrative path is reachable. The sources do not define authentication requirements or deployment prevalence.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. Public issue details exist, but the provided data does not establish real-world exploitation, exploit maturity, or attacker prerequisites.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse. The CVE and GitHub issue identify the vulnerable endpoint and parameter, but do not provide CVSS, authentication context, affected CPEs, a confirmed fixed release, or active exploitation evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any deployed joyplus-cms 1.6.0 instances.
- Check the upstream GitHub issue and vendor project guidance for fixes.
- Restrict access to CMS manager/admin paths where possible.
- Retire or replace unsupported joyplus-cms deployments.
- Monitor application logs for suspicious admin_ajax.php requests.
Validation and detection
- Inventory web assets for joyplus-cms 1.6.0.
- Confirm whether manager/admin_ajax.php is reachable.
- Review code handling of the val parameter for SQL-safe binding.
- Check logs for unusual requests targeting the affected endpoint.
- Document compensating controls if no vendor patch is available.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/joyplus/joyplus-cms/issues/430CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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