CVE-2008-5226 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the MambAds (com_mambads) component 1.0 RC1 Beta and 1.0 RC1 for Mambo allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ma_cat parameter in a view action to index.php, a different vector than CVE-2007-5177.

Published: 2008-11-25

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mambads:mambads:1.0:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mambads:mambads:1.0:rc1_beta::::::

OR	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mambo: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-2008-5203	SQL injection vulnerability in the MambAds (com_mambads) component 1.0 RC1 Beta and 1.0 RC1 for Mambo allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ma_cat parameter in a view action to index.php, a different vector than CVE-2007-5177.

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 0.0048.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4630
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29433
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42747
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5692

History

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Subscriptions

Joomla Joomla

Mambads Mambads

Mambo Mambo

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-25T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:49:11.917Z

Reserved: 2008-11-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5226

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-25T19:30:08.483

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

Link: CVE-2008-5226

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-89

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