CVE-2026-78072 HIGH

CVE-2026-78072: Joomla Extension - Jefferson49 - Unauthenticated blind SQLi in Sexy Polling Reloaded < 5.6.1

Vendor Jefferson49

Product Sexy Polling Reloaded extension for Joomla

Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi

Published August 28, 2026

Last update August 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

8.7/10

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:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Joomla Extension - Jefferson49 - Unauthenticated blind SQLi in Sexy Polling Reloaded < 5.6.1

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Sexy Polling Reloaded extension for Joomla contains a SQL injection vulnerability in versions 1.0.0 through 5.6.0. An attacker can inject malicious SQL commands through unfiltered input to read, modify, or delete database contents. No authentication or user interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability. Site administrators should update to a patched version immediately.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read, modify, or delete data from the site's database without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can steal user data, modify site content, or disable the site entirely via database manipulation.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the Joomla site; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 28, 2026 CVE published

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78072 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html AskarLabs — CWE-89 write-up SQL Injection

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2026-78072

CWE CWE-89

CVSS 8.7 / HIGH

Affected versions