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CVE-2017-20264

CVE-2017-20264HIGH

Pulseextensions Sponsor Wall — Joomla! Component Sponsor Wall 8.0 SQL Injection

  AV  AC  AT  PR  UI  VC  VI  VA   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N   P   H   L   N    7.1   .0045   37.0     —

AFFECTED
  Product       Versions  Fixed
  Sponsor Wall  8.0 –     —

TIMELINE
  Jun 19  Reserved by VulnCheck
  Jun 19  Published (CNA: VulnCheck)
  Aug 19  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2017-20264 (Pulseextensions Sponsor Wall). Public exploit reference added.

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

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.

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-2017-20264 (Pulseextensions Sponsor Wall). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Pulseextensions	Sponsor Wall	—	8.0	—

Weaknesses

CWE-89

References (4)

http://pulseextensions.com/ [Product]
https://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/extension/ads-a-affiliates/sponsors/sponsor-wall/ [Product]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42525 [Exploit, VDB Entry]
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joomla-component-sponsor-wall-sql-injection [Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2017-20264 at cve.org

Vendors: pulseextensions

Weaknesses: CWE-89

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