Joomla! Component J-BusinessDirectory 4.9.7 SQL Injection
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 J-BusinessDirectory 4.9.7 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the type parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to index.php with the option=com_jbusinessdirectory&task=categories.getCategories parameters and inject UNION-based SQL statements in the type parameter to extract database information including schema names and sensitive data.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-25752
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5vcq-rxmx-r5g6
References
Exploit 1
More Cmsjunkie J-businessdirectory vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-04245 The J-BusinessDirectory extension before 5.2.9 for Joomla! allows Reverse Tabnabbing. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-25752 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-25752 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5vcq-rxmx-r5g6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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