Joomboost JoomRecipe 1.0.3 All-recipes Endpoint Category sql injection

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Joomboost JoomRecipe 1.0.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component All-recipes Endpoint. This manipulation of the argument Category causes sql injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-20278. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Joomboost JoomRecipe 1.0.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component All-recipes Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument category 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 Component JoomRecipe 1.0.3 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate database queries by injecting SQL code through the category parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to the all-recipes endpoint with malicious SQL payloads in the category path segment to extract sensitive database information.

The weakness was shared by EziBilisim as 42185. It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-20278 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.

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 (42185). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Joomboost

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• JoomRecipe

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• 1.0.3

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