CVE-2017-20278
Joomla JoomRecipe 1.0.3 SQL Injection via category parameter
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Jun 19, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 22, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 19, 2026
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.8 High | 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 | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 8.2 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
JoomRecipeJoomboost |
|
References
- ExploitDB-42185exploit
- VulnCheck Advisory: Joomla JoomRecipe 1.0.3 SQL Injection via category parameterthird-party-advisory
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