# CVE-2019-14654: Code injection in n/a

> Authenticated users with custom field creation rights can inject unvalidated options to achieve remote code execution in Joomla.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Aug 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6prc-8q5p-6xrc

## What is CVE-2019-14654?

CVE-2019-14654 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, published on 5 Aug 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Joomla! 3.9.7 and 3.9.8, inadequate filtering allows users authorised to create custom fields to manipulate the filtering options and inject an unvalidated option. In other words, the filter attribute in subform fields allows remote code execution. This is fixed in 3.9.9.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14654?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Joomla Joomla\!.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-14654?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14654 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-14654 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14654 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Joomla Joomla\!

- [CVE-2016-10033](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10033/): PHPMailer Command Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-23752](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23752/): Joomla! Improper Access Control (medium 5.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-48902](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-48902/): Joomla! Core - [20260518] - Transport encryption downgrade for password and username reset links (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-25226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-25226/): [20250401] - Joomla Framework - SQL injection vulnerability in quoteNameStr method of Database package (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-23795](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23795/): [20220303] - Core - User row are not bound to a authentication mechanism (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-14654 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-14654 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, published on 5 Aug 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14654 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Joomla Joomla\!. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14654/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14654/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14654
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14654
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-14654

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14654/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.