SQL injection vulnerability in the Joomla!

published 2008-06-10 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-2646

cvss: 7.5; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.9%; EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

SQL injection vulnerability in the Joomla! Bulletin Board (aka Joo!BB or com_joobb) component 0.5.9 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the forum parameter in a forum action to index.php.

Timeline

2008-06-01 First public exploit (EDB-5719)
2008-06-10 Published

Exploit prediction

0.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-5719 Joomla! Component JooBB 0.5.9 - Blind SQL Injection webapps, 2008-06-01

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/5719
exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/42791
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2008-2651
NVD CVE-2008-2651

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Summary