CVE-2017-20264

high

Description

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.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joomla-component-sponsor-wall-sql-injection

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42525

https://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/extension/ads-a-affiliates/sponsors/sponsor-wall/

http://pulseextensions.com/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-06-19

Updated: 2026-06-22

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

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

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00241