CVE•Published 2026-06-19•Modified 2026-08-19•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2017-20257Joomplace · Quiz_deluxe
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.2
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
EPSS percentile
37
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 63% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Joomla! Component Quiz Deluxe 3.7.4 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through the ajaxaction.flag_question task. Attackers can inject malicious SQL code via the stu_quiz_id or flag_quest parameters to manipulate database queries and extract sensitive information.
Timeline
Published 2026-06-19
Modified 2026-08-19
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2017-20257Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product + version
product:"Joomplace Quiz Deluxe" version:"3.7.4"Version-pinned fingerprint from NVD's first vulnerable CPE.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Quiz Deluxe"HTTP body or banner mentions "Quiz Deluxe" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2017-20257Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2017-20257Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2017-20257Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2017-20257GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2017-20257" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2017-20257 on GitHub.