What is CVE-2020-10243?

CVE-2020-10243 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-03-16.

How severe is CVE-2020-10243?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-10243 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SQL Injection in Joomla Joomla\!

CVE-2020-10243

An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.16. The lack of type casting of a variable in a SQL statement leads to a SQL injection vulnerability in the Featured Articles frontend menutype.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.021 (79.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Joomla Joomla\!
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

HoangKien1020/Joomla-SQLinjection

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-10243?: CVE-2020-10243 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2020-10243?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-10243 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.