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CVE-2017-20262

CVE-2017-20262HIGH

Webkul Ajax Quiz — Joomla! Component Ajax Quiz 1.8 SQL Injection

  AV  AC  AT  PR  UI  VC  VI  VA   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N   N   H   L   N    8.8   .0049   40.1     —

AFFECTED
  Product    Versions  Fixed
  Ajax Quiz  1.8 –     —

TIMELINE
  Jun 19  Reserved by VulnCheck
  Jun 19  Published (CNA: VulnCheck)
  Aug 19  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2017-20262 (Webkul Ajax Quiz). Public exploit reference added.

CWE-89 · CNA: VulnCheck · CVSS v4.0 · 4 references · NVD status: Analyzed

Description

Joomla! Component Ajax Quiz 1.8 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the cid parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to index.php with the option=com_ajaxquiz and view=ajaxquiz parameters to extract sensitive database information including table names and column structures.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
June 19, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by VulnCheck
June 19, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: VulnCheck)
August 19, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2017-20262 (Webkul Ajax Quiz). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Webkul	Ajax Quiz	—	1.8	—

Weaknesses

CWE-89

References (4)

http://webkul.com/ [Product]
https://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/extension/living/education-a-culture/ajaxquiz/ [Product]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42532 [Exploit, VDB Entry]
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joomla-component-ajax-quiz-sql-injection [Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2017-20262 at cve.org

Vendors: webkul

Weaknesses: CWE-89

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