SQL Injection in Joomla Ultimate Property Listing (CVE-2017-20272)
Summary
SQL injection in Joomla Ultimate Property Listing (CVE-2017-20272). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Joomla Ultimate Property Listing 1.0.2 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the sf_selectuser_id parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to index.php with the option=com_upl and view=propertylisting parameters to extract sensitive database information including table names and column structures.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-20272 has been found in Joomla Ultimate Property Listing.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 8.2/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Joomla Ultimate Property Listing CVE-2017-20272" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-20272 (Joomla Ultimate Property Listing) — CWE-89 / CVSS v3 8.2
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
SQL injection (CWE-89) exists in Joomla Ultimate Property Listing.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Joomla Ultimate Property Listing.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.2/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Joomla Ultimate Property Listing を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory disclosure@vulncheck.com
- exploit disclosure@vulncheck.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com