# CVE-2020-17463: Fuel CMS SQL Injection Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-17463-fuel-cms-sql-injection-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2021-12-10. Updated: 2026-05-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-17463 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2021-12-10

FUEL CMS 1.4.7 is vulnerable to SQL injection via the 'col' parameter in the /pages/items, /permissions/items, and /navigation/items endpoints. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary SQL commands against the underlying database.

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-17463 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2020-17463 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 10 December 2021. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2020-17463?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 10 December 2021.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Daylight Studio FUEL CMS 1.4.7.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-17463?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2020-17463 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-17463?** Check whether you run FUEL CMS. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Daylight Studio FUEL CMS 1.4.7

## Timeline

- 2020-08-13: disclosed: NVD Published Date
- 2021-12-10: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog