What is CVE-2017-20277?

CVE-2017-20277 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomboost Joomla Joomrecipe, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-06-19.

How severe is CVE-2017-20277?

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

SQL Injection in Joomboost Joomla Joomrecipe

CVE-2017-20277

Joomla JoomRecipe 1.0.4 component contains a blind SQL injection vulnerability in the search_author parameter on the search results page. Attackers can inject SQL code through POST requests to the search endpoint to extract database inform…

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

Joomboost Joomla Joomrecipe — versions 1.0.4

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-2017-20277?: CVE-2017-20277 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomboost Joomla Joomrecipe, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-06-19.
How severe is CVE-2017-20277?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.