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title: "[20191202] - Core - Various SQL injections through configuration parameters"
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#  \[20191202\] - Core - Various SQL injections through configuration parameters

- **Project:** Joomla!
- **SubProject:** CMS
- **Impact:** High
- **Severity:** Low
- **Versions:** 2.5.0 - 3.9.13
- **Exploit type:** SQL injection
- **Reported Date:** 2019-December-01
- **Fixed Date:** 2019-December-17
- **CVE Number:** [CVE-2019-19846](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-19846)

### Description

The lack of validation of configuration parameters used in SQL queries caused various SQL injection vectors.

### Affected Installs

Joomla! CMS versions 2.5.0 - 3.9.13

### Solution

Upgrade to version 3.9.14

### Contact

The JSST at the [Joomla! Security Centre](https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre.html "Contact the JSST").

**Reported By:** ka1n4tRead more  [http://feeds.joomla.org/~r/JoomlaSecurityNews/~3/GIZJHbqr1wQ/797-20191202-core-various-sql-injections-through-configuration-parameters.html](http://feeds.joomla.org/~r/JoomlaSecurityNews/~3/GIZJHbqr1wQ/797-20191202-core-various-sql-injections-through-configuration-parameters.html "[20191202] - Core - Various SQL injections through")

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