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CVE-2008-0849

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-02-21 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in the Downloads (com_downloads) component for Mambo and Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the cat parameter in a selectcat function, a different vector than CVE-2008-0652.

Affected products

• Joomla! Com Downloads: all versions
• Mambo Com Downloads: all versions

References

• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3676
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488291/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27860
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40621
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3676
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488291/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27860
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40621

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