CVE-2017-20263

Joomla! FocalPoint Pro Free 1.2.3 SQL Injection via location

High8.8Public exploitEPSS 0.49%

Published: 19 Jun 2026
Updated: 1 Oct 2026
Reserved: 19 Jun 2026
Assigned by: VulnCheck

Description

Joomla! Component FocalPoint Pro/Free 1.2.3 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the id parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to index.php with option=com_focalpoint, view=location, and a crafted id parameter containing SQL commands to extract sensitive database information.

Public exploit

A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.

ExploitDB-42530 (opens in a new tab)exploit

Timeline

2026
19 Jun 2026
19 Jun 2026
ID reserved
By VulnCheck
19 Jun 2026
19 Jun 2026
Published
1 Oct 20263 months later
1 Oct 2026· 3 months later
Record updated

Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2017-20263, by who scored it
Scored by	CVSS	Score	Vector
VulnCheckCNA (assigner)	4.0	High8.8	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
VulnCheckCNA (assigner)	3.1	High8.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
NVDNVD · Analyzed	4.0	High8.8	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days): 0.49% · top 57% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC: Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.

Weakness

CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-89 and its CVEs

Affected products

Focalpointx · FocalPoint Pro / Free
- affected 1.2.3

References (4)

ExploitDB-42530 (opens in a new tab)exploit
Official Product Homepage (opens in a new tab)product
Product Reference (opens in a new tab)product
VulnCheck Advisory: Joomla! FocalPoint Pro Free 1.2.3 SQL Injection via location (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

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Record last updated 1 Oct 2026, 15:19 UTC.