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CVE-2008-4105

JRequest in Joomla! 1.5 before 1.5.7 does not sanitize variables that were set with JRequest::setVar, which allows remot

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.00196
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

1
joomlaall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD18 Sep 2008 · 05:59 PM
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/271-20080901-core-jrequest-variable-injection.html
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122115344915232&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122118210029084&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152798516853&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/31789
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4275
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