CVE-2017-20253
HighCVSS 8.2Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk37th percentile - higher than 37% of all known CVEs
Summary
The My Projects 2.0 component in Joomla! contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the VerAyari parameter. Attackers can craft requests to the component endpoint with SQL injection payloads to extract sensitive database information including credentials and system data.
Risk Assessment
This vulnerability poses a serious risk to organizations as it allows attackers to access sensitive information in the database, potentially leading to security breaches and data loss.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the My Projects component to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability and to conduct a security audit of the database to detect potential breaches.
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Original NVD description (English source)
Joomla! Component My Projects 2.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the VerAyari parameter. Attackers can craft requests to the component endpoint with SQL injection payloads to extract sensitive database information including credentials and system data.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS