SQL Injection Vulnerability in Joomla! Component RPC Responsive Portfolio by Joomla
CVE-2017-20258

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Extro

Status
Rpc
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 June 2026

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2017-20258?

The RPC Responsive Portfolio component for Joomla! version 1.6.1 is susceptible to an SQL injection vulnerability. This weakness allows unauthorized attackers to manipulate SQL queries through malicious code injection via the 'id' parameter. By sending specially crafted GET requests to the index.php file, attackers can exploit this vulnerability to extract sensitive data from the database, posing significant security risks to affected websites.

Affected Version(s)

RPC 1.6.1

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2017-20258 - Proof of Concept

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42564
exploit
https://extro.media/
product
https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/rpc-responsive-po...
product

CVSS V4

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Ihsan Sencan
.