CVE-2017-20254 | Joomla! Component User Bench 1.0 contains an SQL injection v… | CVSS 8.2 HIGH

Description

Joomla! Component User Bench 1.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the userid parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to index.php with the option=com_userbench&view=detail&userid parameter containing SQL injection payloads to extract sensitive database information including credentials and configuration data.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2017-20254
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 2026-06-19 14:35 UTC
Published: 2026-06-19 15:24 UTC
Last updated: 2026-06-19 15:24 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL C…
Vendor / Product: Gegabyte / User Bench
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	User Bench	—	1.0

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-43357 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43357
Official Product Homepage http://www.gegabyte.org/
Product Reference https://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/extension/directory-a-documentation/directory/user-bench/
VulnCheck Advisory: Joomla! Component User Bench 1.0 SQL Injection via userid https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joomla-component-user-bench-sql-injection-via-userid