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CVE-2020-37218: Joomla com_hdwplayer 4.2 SQL Injection via search.php

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-05-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

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.

Affected products

• Hdwplayer com_hdwplayer: 4.2

References

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48242
• https://www.hdwplayer.com/
• https://www.hdwplayer.com/download/
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joomla-com-hdwplayer-sql-injection-via-search-php

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