๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2017-20259

HIGH 8.2

Joomla OSDownloads 1.7.4 SQL Injection via item view

CVSS Score
8.2
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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 option=com_osdownloads&view=item&id=[SQL] to extract sensitive database information including credentials and configuration data.

CWE CWE-89
Vendor joomlashack
Product osdownloads
Published Jun 19, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Affected Versions

Joomlashack / OSDownloads
1.7.4

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
exploit-db.com: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42561 joomlashack.com: https://joomlashack.com/ extensions.joomla.org: https://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/extension/directory-a-documentation/downloads/osdownloads/ vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joomla-osdownloads-sql-injection-via-item-view

Credits

Ihsan Sencan