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Plain-English summary
CVE-2020-25751 is a SQL injection issue in paGO Commerce 2.5.9.0 for Joomla. It affects the administrator comments view, so exposure is mainly Joomla sites running this plugin where attacker-accessible admin authentication exists. Public exploit references exist, but the supplied sources do not show active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a focused remediation item for affected Joomla commerce sites. Prioritize internet-reachable administration surfaces and sites storing customer, order, or payment-adjacent data.
Technical view
The issue is SQL injection through the filter_published parameter in administrator/index.php?option=com_pago&view=comments. The public write-up labels it authenticated. The CVE bundle provides no CVSS, CWE, vendor advisory, or named fixed version, so remediation should be confirmed against vendor or project guidance.
Likely exposure
Likely exposed assets are Joomla installations running paGO Commerce plugin 2.5.9.0, especially where the Joomla administrator interface is reachable and accounts are weak, shared, or overprivileged.
Exploitation context
Exploit-DB and Geekwire references indicate public proof-of-concept information exists. The source bundle marks KEV as false and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE description and two public references. No CVSS vector, CWE mapping, patch version, or vendor remediation is included in the supplied bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Joomla sites for paGO Commerce 2.5.9.0.
- Check vendor or project guidance for a fixed version or workaround.
- Disable or remove paGO Commerce where it is not business-critical.
- Restrict Joomla administrator access to trusted networks or VPN.
- Review administrator accounts for least privilege and MFA coverage.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether paGO Commerce 2.5.9.0 is installed on any Joomla site.
- Check web logs for administrator comments-view requests using filter_published anomalies.
- Review admin account activity around the vulnerable endpoint.
- Verify any upgrade, removal, or access restriction is documented.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48811CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://geekwire.eu/2020/09/14/joomla-pago-commerce-2-5-9-0-sql-injection-authenticated/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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