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CVE-2017-20256HighCVSS 8.8CVE published 19 June 2026Added to mySites.guru 19 June 2026

Survey Force Deluxe (com_surveyforce) <= 3.2.4 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

Survey Force Deluxe by JoomPlace, version 3.2.4 and earlier, contains a SQL injection in the invite parameter. An unauthenticated attacker can extract arbitrary database content with a single crafted GET request. CVSS 8.2 (High). Update to 3.2.6 or later.

Is my site affected?

Affected
Survey Force Deluxe up to and including 3.2.4
Fixed in
Update to 3.2.6 or later
What to do
Update Survey Force Deluxe to 3.2.6 or later.
Check whether your sites are affected

How CVE-2017-20256 is scored

The base metrics as VulnCheck CNA published them, and what each one means for a site running an affected version. Threat and environmental metrics are left out: they describe a moment or a particular install rather than the flaw.

8.8 High

CVSS 4.0, scored by VulnCheck CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

How it is reached

AV:N Attack vector
Network. Reachable across the internet
AC:L Attack complexity
Low. Nothing to work around, it just works
AT:N Attack requirements
None. Works against any affected install
PR:N Privileges required
None. No account needed
UI:N User interaction
None. Nobody has to be tricked into anything

What it does to the site

VC:H Confidentiality
High. Everything the site holds can be read
VI:L Integrity
Low. Some data can be altered
VA:N Availability
None. The site stays up

What it does beyond the site

SC:N Confidentiality
None. Other systems keep their data
SI:N Integrity
None. Other systems keep their integrity
SA:N Availability
None. Other systems stay up

Timeline

  1. 19 June 2026CVE-2017-20256 record published by its CNA
  2. 19 June 2026mySites.guru check added for Survey Force Deluxe (up to and including 3.2.4)

Rule details

Other vulnerabilities in Survey Force Deluxe

Updating for CVE-2017-20256 alone can leave a site on a release another rule still matches. These are the other flaws we check for in the same extension.

Survey Force Deluxe

Latest safe version: 3.2.6

References

CVE-2017-20256 questions

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-20256?
CVE-2017-20256 affects Survey Force Deluxe up to and including 3.2.4.
How do I fix CVE-2017-20256?
Update Survey Force Deluxe to 3.2.6 or later. Then confirm the installed version on the Joomla administrator's Extensions: Manage screen.
How severe is CVE-2017-20256?
VulnCheck CNA scores it 8.8 (High) under CVSS 4.0. In plain terms: reachable across the internet, no account needed and nobody has to be tricked into anything.

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Rules current as of 5 October 2026.