Joomlashowroom Event Registration Pro Calendar 4.1.3 index.php ID sql injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Joomlashowroom Event Registration Pro Calendar 4.1.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file index.php of the component Registration Handler. This manipulation of the argument ID causes sql injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-20273. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability was found in Joomlashowroom Event Registration Pro Calendar 4.1.3. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file index.php of the component Registration Handler. The manipulation of the argument id with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Joomla Event Registration Pro Calendar 4.1.3 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_registrationpro&view=category&id parameter containing SQL injection payloads to extract sensitive database information.

The weakness was disclosed by Ihsan Sencan as 42416. It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-20273 since 06/19/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (42416). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Calendar Software

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• Joomlashowroom

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• Event Registration Pro Calendar

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• 4.1.3

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