CVE-2008-5790 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code in the Recly!Competitions Joomla! component via remote file inclusion vulnerabilities.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-5790?
CVE-2008-5790 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Dec 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in the Recly!Competitions (com_competitions) component 1.0 for Joomla! allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the (1) GLOBALS[mosConfig_absolute_path] parameter to (a) add.php and (b) competitions.php in includes/competitions/, and the (2) mosConfig_absolute_path parameter to (c) includes/settings/settings.php.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5790?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Recly Competitions.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5790?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5790 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2008-5790 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-5790 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p9r7-xj7p-2mw2.