JoomSport administrator order SQL injection is reachable through CSRF
JoomSport through 5.7.9 uses the order GET parameter in an inadequately prepared SQL query when orderby is also present and non-empty on an administrative page. A direct request requires Administrator access, but the page has no nonce or CSRF check, so an unauthenticated attacker can induce a logged-in administrator to issue the crafted request and perform time-based database extraction. This 4.9-scored record received deeper review because it combines SQL injection with a CSRF-assisted exploitation path. The CNA does not disclose the page slug, handler or exact query.
- Component
- JoomSport – for Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & more
- Plugin slug
joomsport-sports-league-results-management- Affected
- <= 5.7.9
- Safe version
> 5.7.9- Published
- Aug 05, 2026
This CVE was published Aug 05, 2026 and is one of 10 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update JoomSport to a release after 5.7.9. The authoritative record links a trunk correction but does not identify the first fixed release. Avoid untrusted administrative links containing order and orderby, and review requests for time-delay payloads.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The JoomSport – for Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the 'order' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.7.9 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. The affected admin page lacks nonce or CSRF protection on the GET request, meaning an unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tricking an authenticated administrator into issuing a crafted request. Additionally, the vulnerability is only triggered when the 'orderby' parameter is also present and non-empty alongside the 'order' parameter.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N