CVE-2007-4188

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-08-08 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-384

Description

Session fixation vulnerability in Joomla! before 1.0.13 (aka Sunglow) allows remote attackers to hijack administrative web sessions via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

Joomla!: before 1.0.13 — fixed in 1.0.13

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Joomla! 1.0.13. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/26239
http://www.joomla.org/content/view/3677/1/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476017/100/0/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2719
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35953
http://secunia.com/advisories/26239
http://www.joomla.org/content/view/3677/1/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476017/100/0/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2719
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35953

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