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CVE-2017-20264

Status: AnalyzedHigh (7.1)—

Joomla! Component Sponsor Wall 8.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the wallid parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to index.php with the option=com_sponsorwall&task=click&wallid parameter containing SQL injection payloads to extract sensitive database information including credentials and configuration data.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

XSS/inyección SQL en parámetro GET de componente web (CWE-89) con UI:R permite lectura de datos sensibles (credenciales, configuración) y manipulación de BD. AV:N, PR:N y UI:P caracterizan explotación web interactiva (T1189).

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🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

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Affected technologies (1)

Pulseextensions — Sponsor Wall

CWEs

References

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