What is CVE-2017-20259?

CVE-2017-20259 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomlashack Osdownloads, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-06-19.

How severe is CVE-2017-20259?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Joomlashack Osdownloads

CVE-2017-20259

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 with…

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Joomlashack Osdownloads — versions 1.7.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-20259?: CVE-2017-20259 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomlashack Osdownloads, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-06-19.
How severe is CVE-2017-20259?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.