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 'event' Shortcode Attribute 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 contributor-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 shortcode can be embedded in posts or pages by Contributor-level users, making this exploitable by any authenticated user with at least that role.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
JoomSport contains a SQL injection vulnerability in versions up to 5.7.9. An attacker with low-level site access can craft malicious input to read sensitive data from the database, including user credentials and configuration details. The vulnerability requires authentication but no user interaction. Update to a version newer than 5.7.9.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Read sensitive data from the site database, including user credentials and private information.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
User passwords, email addresses, and other database records can be exposed to authenticated attackers.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-level user account on the Joomla site (e.g., registered user or contributor).
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
July 10, 2026
CVE published
July 10, 2026
Record updated
