CVE-2026-11920 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-11920: JoomSport <= 5.7.9 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection via 'order' Parameter

Vendor Beardev
Product JoomSport – for Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & more
Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi
Published August 5, 2026
Last update August 5, 2026

CVSS base score

4.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The JoomSport – for Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the 'order' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.7.9 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. The affected admin page lacks nonce or CSRF protection on the GET request, meaning an unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tricking an authenticated administrator into issuing a crafted request. Additionally, the vulnerability is only triggered when the 'orderby' parameter is also present and non-empty alongside the 'order' parameter.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

JoomSport contains a SQL injection vulnerability in versions up to 5.7.9. An attacker with high-level administrative privileges can craft malicious input to read sensitive data from the site's database without modifying or deleting it. The vulnerability requires direct admin access and does not affect site availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data from the site database if they have admin-level access.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

If a malicious admin gains access, they can extract sensitive database information like user credentials or configuration data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level administrative privileges on the Joomla site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 5, 2026 CVE published
August 5, 2026 Record updated

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