CVE-2017-20276

HIGH

Joomla! Component SIMGenealogy 2.1.5 SQL Injection

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-20276. PoCs published by Ihsan Sencan.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! Component SIMGenealogy v2.1.5. The vulnerability is triggered via the 'type' parameter in the URL, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary SQL queries.

Description

Joomla! Component SIMGenealogy 2.1.5 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate database queries by injecting SQL code through the type parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to index.php with the option=com_simgenealogy, view=latest parameters and inject malicious SQL in the type parameter to extract sensitive database information.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Ihsan Sencan · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42413

This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! Component SIMGenealogy v2.1.5. The vulnerability is triggered via the 'type' parameter in the URL, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary SQL queries.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Joomla! Component SIMGenealogy v2.1.5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target Joomla! instance with the vulnerable component installed
devstral-2 · analyzed Jun 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit exploit
ExploitDB-42413
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42413
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: Joomla! Component SIMGenealogy 2.1.5 SQL Injection
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joomla-component-simgenealogy-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)
Simbunch/SIMGenealogy 2.1.5
Published Jun 19, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 19, 2026