Joomla JS Jobs plugin 1.4.2 · SQL injection

Impact

For European organizations, especially those operating job portals, recruitment agencies, or corporate career pages using Joomla with the JS Jobs plugin, this vulnerability could lead to significant data breaches. Attackers exploiting the SQL injection could extract sensitive applicant data, internal job postings, or even administrative credentials stored in the database. This compromises confidentiality and potentially integrity if data is altered maliciously. Additionally, attackers might leverage the vulnerability to escalate privileges or pivot to other parts of the network. The reputational damage and regulatory consequences under GDPR for leaking personal data could be severe. Given the medium severity rating and the absence of known active exploitation, the immediate risk is moderate but could escalate rapidly once exploit code becomes widespread. Organizations with public-facing Joomla sites using this plugin are at higher risk, especially if they have not implemented compensating controls such as web application firewalls or input validation.