CVE-2017-20278 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2017-20278

Joomla JoomRecipe 1.0.3 SQL Injection via category parameter

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • EziBilisim

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

JoomRecipe
Vulnerable Versions:
1.0.3

Timeline

Official Publish: June 19th, 2026
Last Modified: June 22nd, 2026
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)