CVE-2008-2498 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in index.php in Mambo before 4.6.4, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) articleid and (2) mcname parameters. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2008-05-28

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mambo-foundation:mambo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-2493	Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in index.php in Mambo before 4.6.4, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) articleid and (2) mcname parameters. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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 0.00458.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://forum.mambo-foundation.org/showthread.php?t=11799
http://secunia.com/advisories/30343
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29373
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1660/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42644

History

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Subscriptions

Mambo-foundation Mambo

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-05-28T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:05:30.030Z

Reserved: 2008-05-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2498

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-05-28T15:32:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2008-2498

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-89

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