CVE-2017-20262

HIGH

Joomla! Component Ajax Quiz 1.8 SQL Injection

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-20262. PoCs published by Ihsan Sencan.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! Component Ajax Quiz 1.8 via the 'cid' parameter. The PoC includes a crafted SQL query that extracts table and column names from the database, confirming the vulnerability.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Ihsan Sencan · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42532

The exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! Component Ajax Quiz 1.8 via the 'cid' parameter. The PoC includes a crafted SQL query that extracts table and column names from the database, confirming the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Joomla! Component Ajax Quiz 1.8
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable Joomla! component
devstral-2 · analyzed Jun 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit exploit
ExploitDB-42532
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42532
Product product
Official Product Homepage
http://webkul.com/
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: Joomla! Component Ajax Quiz 1.8 SQL Injection
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joomla-component-ajax-quiz-sql-injection

Scores

CVSS v3 8.2
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
Webkul/Ajax Quiz 1.8
Published Jun 19, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 19, 2026