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TI-2017-14326 Aliases CVE-2017-20262GHSA-mw2w-cp8x-hqqh

Joomla! Component Ajax Quiz 1.8 SQL Injection

Priority HIGH 77CWE-89Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
SQL injection
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.

Summary

Joomla! Component Ajax Quiz 1.8 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the cid parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to index.php with the option=com_ajaxquiz and view=ajaxquiz parameters to extract sensitive database information including table names and column structures.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00492 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
WebkulAjax Quiz1.8—No fix listedCNA
  • Ajax Quiz VendorWebkul Affected 1.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:webkul:ajax_quiz:1.8:*:*:*:*:joomla\!:*:*1.8VulnerableWebkul
  • cpe:2.3:a:webkul:ajax_quiz:1.8:*:*:*:*:joomla\!:*:* Versions 1.8 Vulnerable ·Webkul

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-20262
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mw2w-cp8x-hqqh

References

Exploit 1

Other 2

Sources

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