CVE-2020-37218

Joomla com_hdwplayer 4.2 SQL Injection via search.php

HIGH
8.2
CVSS Score
Published: May 13, 2026 at 02:22 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorHdwplayer

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Severity
HIGH8.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Joomla com_hdwplayer 4.2 contains an SQL injection vulnerability in the search.php file that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the hdwplayersearch parameter. Attackers can submit POST requests with crafted SQL payloads in the hdwplayersearch parameter to extract sensitive database information from the hdwplayer_videos table.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

8.2HIGHVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-89

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