CVE-2017-20278

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 v4.0

8.8 HIGHCVSS: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

CVSS v3.1

8.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 22th percentile

Published

2026-06-19

Updated

2026-06-22

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42185

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2017-20277
• CVE-2017-20279
• CVE-2017-20276
• CVE-2017-20280
• CVE-2017-20275
• CVE-2017-20281