{"id":"CVE-2017-20259","title":"Joomla OSDownloads 1.7.4 SQL Injection via item view","summary":"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 wi…","severity":"high","cvss":8.2,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-89"],"vendor":"Joomlashack","product":"OSDownloads","affected":["OSDownloads 1.7.4"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"poc","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-06-23T17:57:48.312021Z"},"exploitAvailable":true,"published":"2026-06-19","updated":"2026-10-01","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-01T15:19:04.631Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-20259","references":[{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42561","label":"ExploitDB-42561"},{"url":"https://joomlashack.com/","label":"Official Product Homepage"},{"url":"https://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/extension/directory-a-documentation/downloads/osdownloads/","label":"Product Reference"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joomla-osdownloads-sql-injection-via-item-view","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: Joomla OSDownloads 1.7.4 SQL Injection via item view"}],"tags":["cve.org","exploit-available"],"epss":0.00492,"epssPercentile":0.40015,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-01T15:48:17.891Z","slug":"CVE-2017-20259","body":"## Overview\n\nJoomla 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `OSDownloads 1.7.4`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":57,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":45.1,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}