What is CVE-2017-20278?

CVE-2017-20278 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomboost Joomrecipe, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-06-19.

How severe is CVE-2017-20278?

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

SQL Injection in Joomboost Joomrecipe

CVE-2017-20278

Joomla Component JoomRecipe 1.0.3 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate database queries by injecting SQL code through the category parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to the all…

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 Joomrecipe — versions 1.0.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-20278?: CVE-2017-20278 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomboost Joomrecipe, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-06-19.
How severe is CVE-2017-20278?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.