CVE-2020-37218 - Vulnerability Analysis
HighCVSS: 8.2Last Updated: May 13, 2026
Joomla com_hdwplayer - SQL Injection
Published: May 13, 2026Updated: May 13, 2026Remote Exploitable
Overview
Joomla com_hdwplayer 4.2 contains an sql injection caused by improper sanitization of the hdwplayersearch parameter in search.php, letting unauthenticated attackers execute arbitrary SQL queries remotely, exploit requires crafted POST requests.
Severity & Score
Severity: High
CVSS Score: 8.2
Impact
Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary SQL queries to extract sensitive database information.
Mitigation
Update to the latest version of com_hdwplayer or apply vendor patches.
References
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Details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-37218
- Severity
- High
- CVSS Score
- 8.2
- Type
- sql_injection
- Status
- rejected
CWE
- CWE-89
CVSS Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N