Joomla! Component Sponsor Wall 8.0 SQL Injection
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- 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 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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulseextensions | Sponsor Wall | 8.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Sponsor Wall VendorPulseextensions Affected 8.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pulseextensions:sponsor_wall:8.0:*:*:*:*:joomla\!:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Pulseextensions |
- cpe:2.3:a:pulseextensions:sponsor_wall:8.0:*:*:*:*:joomla\!:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Pulseextensions
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-20264
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ffqj-8m7h-5cf2
References
Exploit 1
Sources
- CVE-2017-20264 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-20264 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ffqj-8m7h-5cf2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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