CVE-2020-37218
Joomla com_hdwplayer 4.2 SQL Injection via search.php
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- May 13, 2026
- Updated
- May 14, 2026
- Reserved
- May 13, 2026
Description
Joomla com_hdwplayer 4.2 contains an SQL injection vulnerability in the search.php file that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the hdwplayersearch parameter. Attackers can submit POST requests with crafted SQL payloads in the hdwplayersearch parameter to extract sensitive database information from the hdwplayer_videos table.
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 |
|---|---|
com_hdwplayerHdwplayer |
|
References
- ExploitDB-48242exploit
- Official Product Homepageproduct
- Product Referenceproduct
- VulnCheck Advisory: Joomla com_hdwplayer 4.2 SQL Injection via search.phpthird-party-advisory
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