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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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-06-19 | Published 2026-06-19 | Updated 2026-06-22 | Assigner VulnCheck




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

Problem types

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Product status

1.0
affected

Credits

Ihsan Sencan finder

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43357 (ExploitDB-43357) exploit

www.gegabyte.org/ (Official Product Homepage) product

extensions.joomla.org/...documentation/directory/user-bench/ (Product Reference) product

www.vulncheck.com/...ent-user-bench-sql-injection-via-userid (VulnCheck Advisory: Joomla! Component User Bench 1.0 SQL Injection via userid) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2017-20254)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2017-20254)

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