CVE-2017-20262

HIGH

Joomla! Component Ajax Quiz 1.8 SQL Injection

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Record summary

CVE-2017-20262 has a selected CVSS score of 8.8 (high); EIP currently links 1 catalogued exploit.

Description

Joomla! Component Ajax Quiz 1.8 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the cid parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to index.php with the option=com_ajaxquiz and view=ajaxquiz parameters to extract sensitive database information including table names and column structures.

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Exploitation context

Available material

Catalogued exploits
1

CISA SSVC decision

ExploitationPoC
AutomatableYes
Technical impactPartial

CISA Coordinator · SSVC 2.0.3 · Evaluated Jun 23, 2026 · Source: CVE List

Affected products and versions

1
ProductSourceVersion range

Ajax Quiz

Browse Webkul / Ajax Quiz
CVE List1.8affected

Proofs of concept

1

Catalogued exploits

ExploitDBJoomla! Component Ajax Quiz 1.8 - SQL InjectionExploitDB exploitby Ihsan SencanNot analyzed1 file
ExploitDB
PoC details

References

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