CVE-2008-5494 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the Contact Information Module (com_contactinfo) component 1.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the catid parameter to index.php.

Published: 2008-12-12

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:digitalgreys:com_contactinfo:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-5471	SQL injection vulnerability in the Contact Information Module (com_contactinfo) component 1.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the catid parameter to index.php.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00997.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4712
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32260
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3122
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46563
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7093

History

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Subscriptions

Digitalgreys Com Contactinfo

Joomla Joomla

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-12-12T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:56:46.654Z

Reserved: 2008-12-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5494

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-12-12T16:30:00.860

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:00:07.140

Link: CVE-2008-5494

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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