CVE-2017-20259

high

Description

Joomla OSDownloads 1.7.4 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the id parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to index.php with option=com_osdownloads&view=item&id=[SQL] to extract sensitive database information including credentials and configuration data.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joomla-osdownloads-sql-injection-via-item-view

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42561

https://joomlashack.com/

https://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/extension/directory-a-documentation/downloads/osdownloads/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-06-19

Updated: 2026-08-19

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.2

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

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: 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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00334