CVE-2020-37226

Description

Joomla J2 JOBS 1.3.0 contains an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to manipulate database queries by injecting SQL code through the 'sortby' parameter. Attackers can send POST requests to the administrator index with malicious 'sortby' values to extract sensitive database information using automated tools.

Description (MITRE) cveawg.mitre.org

Pulled from cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2020-37226 on 2026-07-28. Shown when MITRE's text differs from the cvelistV5 mirror.

Joomla J2 JOBS 1.3.0 contains an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to manipulate database queries by injecting SQL code through the 'sortby' parameter. Attackers can send POST requests to the administrator index with malicious 'sortby' values to extract sensitive database information using automated tools.

Overview

State

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Assigner (CNA)

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CVSS severity

high

CVSS score

7.1 / 10

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Effective score

7.1 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview

CWE(s)

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Reserved

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Published

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Last updated

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Source

https://www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2020-37226

Linked Threat

CVE-2020-37226 — CVE-2020-37226

NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0

Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.

NVD published

2026-05-13 16:16:34 UTC

NVD last modified

2026-05-13 17:07:21 UTC

NVD CVSS v3.1

7.1 / 10 HIGH source: disclosure@vulncheck.com

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Exploitability subscore

2.8 / 10

Impact subscore

4.2 / 10

EPSS score

0.0003 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)

EPSS percentile

8.51% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-05-24

NVD-assigned CWE(s): CWE-89 (differs from the CNA list above)

European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD

ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.

EUVD ID

EUVD-2020-31227

Assigner

VulnCheck

Published

May 13, 2026, 2:22:36 PM

Updated

May 14, 2026, 1:43:23 PM

EUVD base score (CVSS 4.0)

7.1 / 10
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EUVD-reported EPSS

0.0300

Vendors

JoomSky

Products

J2 JOBS (1.3.0)

ENISA description: Joomla J2 JOBS 1.3.0 contains an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to manipulate database queries by injecting SQL code through the 'sortby' parameter. Attackers can send POST requests to the administrator index with malicious 'sortby' values to extract sensitive database information using automated tools.

Vendor references (0)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

None in the CVE record.

Web references (7)

DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.

• https://joomsky.com/ tenable:joomsky.com
• https://joomsky.com/products/js-jobs-pro.html tenable:joomsky.com
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37226 tenable:nvd.nist.gov
• https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-37226 tenable:www.cve.org
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48670 tenable:www.exploit-db.com
• https://www.first.org/epss/ tenable:www.first.org
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joomla-j2-jobs-authenticated-sql-injection-via-sortby-2 tenable:www.vulncheck.com

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