CVE-2017-20278

HIGH EPSS 14.6%
Published Jun 19, 20261w ago · Modified Jun 22, 20266d ago
8.8 CVSS 4.0
High
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Description

Joomla Component JoomRecipe 1.0.3 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate database queries by injecting SQL code through the category parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to the all-recipes endpoint with malicious SQL payloads in the category path segment to extract sensitive database information.

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
14.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-89 SQL Injection Injection

References 2

  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42185
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joomla-joomrecipe-sql-injection-via-category-parameter

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.