Mambo Com Detail index.php ID sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Mambo Com Detail. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file index.php. This manipulation of the argument ID causes sql injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-0853. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mambo Com Detail (Content Management System) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument id with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SQL injection vulnerability in the com_detail component for Joomla! and Mambo allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter to index.php. NOTE: this issue might be site-specific. If so, it should not be included in CVE.

The weakness was presented 02/20/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-0853 since 02/20/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (31226) and SecurityFocus (BID 27853†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

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03/16/2015 +2581 days 🔍
07/28/2025 +3786 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mambo-foundation.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-0853 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0853
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41143
SecurityFocus: 27853 - Joomla! and Mambo com_detail Component 'id' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 07/28/2025 01:45
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (45), 11/11/2017 09:41 (6), 07/28/2025 01:45 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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