PT-2009-2123 · Mambo Foundation+1 · Mambo+1

Co2 · Published 2009-04-07 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-6653

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 Joomla! and Mambo com webhosting module versions prior to 1.1 RC7

Description A SQL injection issue exists, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This is achieved by manipulating the catid parameter in the "index.php" endpoint.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.1 RC7, update to version 1.1 RC7 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the catid parameter in the "index.php" endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-6653

Affected Products

Joomla!

Mambo

References · 6

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/5527 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/29000 · Exploit
• http://forum.wh-com.de/index.php?topic=497.0 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6653 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/50423 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42124 · Note