CVE-2017-20278

HIGH

Joomla JoomRecipe 1.0.3 SQL Injection via category parameter

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-20278. PoCs published by EziBilisim.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! Component JoomRecipe 1.0.3. The vulnerability is triggered via a crafted URL path parameter, allowing an attacker to inject malicious SQL queries.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by EziBilisim · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42185

This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! Component JoomRecipe 1.0.3. The vulnerability is triggered via a crafted URL path parameter, allowing an attacker to inject malicious SQL queries.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Joomla! Component JoomRecipe 1.0.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target Joomla! instance with JoomRecipe component installed
devstral-2 · analyzed Jun 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit exploit
ExploitDB-42185
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42185
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: Joomla JoomRecipe 1.0.3 SQL Injection via category parameter
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joomla-joomrecipe-sql-injection-via-category-parameter

Scores

CVSS v3 8.2
EPSS 0.0024
EPSS Percentile 14.5%
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)
Joomboost/JoomRecipe 1.0.3
Published Jun 19, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 19, 2026