CVE-2020-37218 HIGH

CVE-2020-37218: Joomla com_hdwplayer 4.2 SQL Injection via search.php

Vendor Hdwplayer
Product com_hdwplayer
Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi
Published May 13, 2026
Last update May 14, 2026

CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

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.

Key dates

Disclosure timeline

May 13, 2026 CVE published
May 14, 2026 Record updated