Hdwplayer com_hdwplayer 4.2 on Joomla search.php hdwplayersearch sql injection

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Hdwplayer com_hdwplayer 4.2 on Joomla. Impacted is an unknown function of the file search.php. The manipulation of the argument hdwplayersearch leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-37218. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Hdwplayer com_hdwplayer 4.2 on Joomla and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file search.php. The manipulation of the argument hdwplayersearch with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 submit POST requests with crafted SQL payloads in the hdwplayersearch parameter to extract sensitive database information from the hdwplayer_videos table.

The weakness was presented by qw3rTyTy as 48242. The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-37218 since 05/13/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:search.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Joomla Component

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• Hdwplayer

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• com_hdwplayer

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• 4.2

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