CVE-2008-2701 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.6% (pctl 76)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in the GameQ (com_gameq) component 4.0 and earlier for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the category_id parameter in a page action to index.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 1.64% — more likely to be exploited than 76% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-89 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-06-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| joomla | com gameq |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Joomla! Component GameQ 4.0 - SQL Injection | 2008-06-07 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0806-exploits/joomlagameq-sql.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30570
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498903/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498923/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29592
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32633
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42929
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5752
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0806-exploits/joomlagameq-sql.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30570
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498903/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498923/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29592
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32633
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42929
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5752
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