vulnwire
7.5high

CVE-2008-4105

JRequest in Joomla! 1.5 before 1.5.7 does not sanitize variables that were set with JRequest::setVar, which allows remote attackers to cond…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.7%
percentile 77%
Public exploits
0
none known

JRequest in Joomla! 1.5 before 1.5.7 does not sanitize variables that were set with JRequest::setVar, which allows remote attackers to conduct "variable injection" attacks and have unspecified other impact.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.70% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • marc.info /?l=oss-security&m=122152798516853&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • developer.joomla.org /security/news/271-20080901-core-jrequest-variable-injection.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/31789 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=oss-security&m=122115344915232&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /securityalert/4275 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/45069 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=oss-security&m=122118210029084&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1020843 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred

Sources

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