CVE-2008-0849 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in the Downloads (com_downloads) component for Mambo and Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the cat parameter in a selectcat function, a different vector than CVE-2008-0652.

Published: 2008-02-21

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

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:com_downloads::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mambo:com_downloads::::::::

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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-2008-0856	SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in the Downloads (com_downloads) component for Mambo and Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the cat parameter in a selectcat function, a different vector than CVE-2008-0652.

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 0.0001.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3676
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488291/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27860
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40621

History

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Subscriptions

Joomla Com Downloads

Mambo Com Downloads

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-02-21T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:01:40.072Z

Reserved: 2008-02-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0849

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-02-21T00:44:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-0849

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-89

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