CVE-2025-22207
Joomla vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A SQL injection vulnerability was discovered in Joomla's backend task list of com_scheduler component, identified as CVE-2025-22207. The vulnerability was reported on December 10, 2024, and fixed on February 18, 2025. It affects Joomla CMS versions 4.1.0-4.4.10 and 5.0.0-5.2.3, caused by improperly built order clauses (Joomla Security).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v4.0 score of 6.7 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-89, which refers to Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command (NVD Database).

Impact

The vulnerability allows for SQL injection attacks specifically in the backend task list of the scheduler component. While the vulnerability has high impact potential for confidentiality (VC:H), it shows no impact on integrity (VI:N) or availability (VA:N) according to the CVSS metrics (NVD Database).

Mitigation and workarounds

The recommended mitigation is to upgrade to Joomla version 4.4.11 or 5.2.4, which contains the security fix for this vulnerability (Joomla Security).

Additional resources


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