CVE-2017-20253 | Joomla! Component My Projects 2.0 contains an SQL injection … | CVSS 8.2 HIGH

Description

Joomla! Component My Projects 2.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the VerAyari parameter. Attackers can craft requests to the component endpoint with SQL injection payloads to extract sensitive database information including credentials and system data.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2017-20253
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 2026-06-19 14:34 UTC
Published: 2026-06-19 15:20 UTC
Last updated: 2026-06-19 15:20 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL C…
Vendor / Product: Gegabyte / My Projects
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

8.2 HIGH CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
Gegabyte	My Projects	—	2.0

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-89	cna	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CVSS scores (2)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
8.8	HIGH	4.0	cna	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
8.2	HIGH	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

References (4)

ExploitDB-43358 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43358
Official Product Homepage http://www.gegabyte.org/
Product Reference https://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/extension/directory-a-documentation/portfolio/my-projects/
VulnCheck Advisory: Joomla! Component My Projects 2.0 SQL Injection https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joomla-component-my-projects-sql-injection