CVE-2017-20264

HIGHPre-NVD 7.17.1
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-19. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Joomla! Component Sponsor Wall 8.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the wallid parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to index.php with the option=com_sponsorwall&task=click&wallid parameter containing SQL injection payloads to extract sensitive database information including credentials and configuration data.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
38%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 19, 2026

Last Modified

August 19, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 19, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Joomla! Component Sponsor Wall 8.0 SQL Injection | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joomla-component-sponsor-wall-sql-injection
generic

Sponsor Wall, by PulseExtensions Team - Joomla Extension Directory

https://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/extension/ads-a-affiliates/sponsors/sponsor-wall/
generic

Home - Pulse Extensions Demo

http://pulseextensions.com/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2017-20264(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 55× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 217 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-11 09:31 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-09-06 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-08-30 20:49 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-30 20:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-30 19:13 UTCEPSS rescore
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  15. 2026-08-25 01:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-08-24 14:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-23 22:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-08-23 11:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  22. 2026-08-22 23:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-21 23:44 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-21 17:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-21 06:40 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-08-21 06:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-20 22:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-20 19:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  5. 2026-08-20 08:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 16:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-19 16:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-19 07:18 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-19 07:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
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  12. 2026-08-17 13:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-17 02:00 UTCEG score recompute
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  20. 2026-08-15 16:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  22. 2026-08-15 04:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-15 01:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-14 17:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  26. 2026-08-14 06:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-13 18:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  30. 2026-08-12 19:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-12 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-08-12 08:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  34. 2026-08-11 20:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-11 09:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  40. 2026-08-09 23:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-09 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-08-09 12:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  49. 2026-08-07 15:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  52. 2026-08-06 16:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  55. 2026-08-06 05:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-05 19:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-08-05 17:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-08-05 02:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-04 15:21 UTCEG score recompute
  60. 2026-08-04 15:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-04 15:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-08-03 19:23 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-08-03 19:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-08-03 08:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-08-02 18:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-08-02 07:17 UTCEG score recompute
  67. 2026-08-02 07:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-08-02 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  69. 2026-08-01 19:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-08-01 08:41 UTCEG score recompute
  71. 2026-08-01 08:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-08-01 04:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  73. 2026-07-31 21:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  75. 2026-07-30 22:21 UTCEG score recompute

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-20264?
CVE-2017-20264 is a high vulnerability published on June 19, 2026. Joomla! Component Sponsor Wall 8.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the wallid parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to index.php with the option=com_sponsorwall&task=click&wallid…
When was CVE-2017-20264 disclosed?
CVE-2017-20264 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 19, 2026, with the most recent update on August 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-20264 actively exploited?
CVE-2017-20264 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 62.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-20264?
CVE-2017-20264 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2017-20264?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-20264, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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