Joomla! Techfolio Component 'catid' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

Summary
This host is running Joomla! Techfolio component and is prone to SQL injection vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will let attackers to cause SQL Injection attack and gain sensitive information. Impact Level: Application.
Solution
No solution or patch was made available for at least one year since disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.
Insight
The flaw is caused by improper validation of user-supplied input via the 'catid' parameter to index.php (when 'option' is set to 'com_techfolio' and 'view' is set to 'techfoliodetail'), which allows attacker to manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL code.
Affected
Joomla! Techfolio Component Version 1.0
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