CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-20268

HighCVSS 8.2
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.27%

18th percentile - higher than 18% of all known CVEs

Summary

The Joomla! Component Zap Calendar Lite version 4.3.4 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the 'eid' parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to the RSVP plugin endpoint with crafted SQL payloads to extract sensitive database information.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability poses a serious risk to organizations by allowing attackers access to sensitive database information, potentially leading to further attacks or data breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Zap Calendar Lite component to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and implement appropriate security measures such as input filtering and validation.

Original NVD description (English source)

Joomla! Component Zap Calendar Lite 4.3.4 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the 'eid' parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to the RSVP plugin endpoint with crafted SQL payloads to extract sensitive database information including database names and table structures.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS