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CVE-2017-20264: Joomla! Component Sponsor Wall 8.0 SQL Injection

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2026-06-19 · updated 2026-08-19
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

Joomla! Component Sponsor Wall 8.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the wallid parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to index.php with the option=com_sponsorwall&task=click&wallid parameter containing SQL injection payloads to extract sensitive database information including credentials and configuration data.

Affected products

• Pulseextensions Sponsor Wall: 8.0

References

• http://pulseextensions.com/
• https://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/extension/ads-a-affiliates/sponsors/sponsor-wall/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42525
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joomla-component-sponsor-wall-sql-injection

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