What is CVE-2020-37218?

CVE-2020-37218 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hdwplayer Com_hdwplayer, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2020-37218?

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

SQL Injection in Hdwplayer Com_hdwplayer

CVE-2020-37218

Joomla com_hdwplayer 4.2 contains an SQL injection vulnerability in the search.php file that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the hdwplayersearch parameter. Attackers can…

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.001 (25.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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

Hdwplayer Com_hdwplayer — versions 4.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-37218?: CVE-2020-37218 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hdwplayer Com_hdwplayer, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2020-37218?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.