CVE-2020-10243

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-03-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.16. The lack of type casting of a variable in a SQL statement leads to a SQL injection vulnerability in the Featured Articles frontend menutype.

Affected products

Joomla!: from 1.7.0 before 3.9.16 — fixed in 3.9.16

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Joomla! 3.9.16. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/807-20200306-core-sql-injection-in-featured-articles-menu-parameters
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/807-20200306-core-sql-injection-in-featured-articles-menu-parameters

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