PT-2008-2417 · Joomla · Joomla! Quiz

S@Bun · Published 2008-02-15 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-0799

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mambo and Joomla! Quiz (com quiz) component versions 0.81 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This is achieved by exploiting the tid parameter in a user tst shw action within the index.php file of the affected component.

Recommendations For versions 0.81 and earlier, consider restricting access to the index.php file in the Quiz component until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the tid parameter in the user tst shw action to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-0799

Affected Products

Joomla! Quiz

References · 4

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/5119 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0799 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28980 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/27808 · Note