CVE-2017-20277 (GCVE-0-2017-20277)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-19 16:41 – Updated: 2026-06-19 16:41
VLAI
Title
Joomla JoomRecipe 1.0.4 Component Blind SQL Injection via search_author
Summary
Joomla JoomRecipe 1.0.4 component contains a blind SQL injection vulnerability in the search_author parameter on the search results page. Attackers can inject SQL code through POST requests to the search endpoint to extract database information using boolean-based blind SQL injection techniques.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
8.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2017-07-20 00:00
Credits
Teng
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