GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Packagist

GHSA-44v2-prcf-pc3m Joomla Framework Database Package Vulnerable to SQL Injection

MEDIUM Published 2025-04-08 Modified 2025-04-09 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2025-25226
Ecosystem
Packagist
Packages
joomla/database
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N
Weaknesses
CWE-89
Reviewed
2025-04-09

Affected packages

• Packagist joomla/database: >= 3.0.0, < 3.4.0 → fixed in 3.4.0 • Packagist joomla/database: >= 1.0.0, < 2.2.0 → fixed in 2.2.0

Description

Improper handling of identifiers lead to a SQL injection vulnerability in the quoteNameStr method of the database package. Please note: the affected method is a protected method. It has no usages in the original packages in neither the 2.x nor 3.x branch and therefore the vulnerability in question can not be exploited when using the original database class. However, classes extending the affected class might be affected, if the vulnerable method is used.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2025-25226 Improper handling of identifiers lead to a SQL injection vulnerability in the quoteNameStr method of the database package. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command weakness

References