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CVE-2020-37218 Details

ANALYZED

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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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

VolerionCVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.2 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48242	[email protected]	Exploit
https://www.hdwplayer.com/	[email protected]	Broken LinkVendor
https://www.hdwplayer.com/download/	[email protected]	Broken LinkVendor
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joomla-com-hdwplayer-sql-injection-via-search-php	[email protected]	AdvisoryExploit

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-89	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Joomla! com_hdwplayer	<= 4.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla!:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

3 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
May 13, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]