CVE-2017-20254

HIGH EPSS 25.2%
Published Jun 19, 20261w ago · Modified Jun 22, 20266d ago
8.8 CVSS 4.0
High
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Description

Joomla! Component User Bench 1.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the userid parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to index.php with the option=com_userbench&view=detail&userid parameter containing SQL injection payloads to extract sensitive database information including credentials and configuration data.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.8
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
25.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-89 SQL Injection Injection

References 4

  • gegabyte.org http://www.gegabyte.org/
  • extensions.joomla.org https://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/extension/directory-a-documentation/directory/user-bench/
  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43357
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joomla-component-user-bench-sql-injection-via-userid

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.