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CVE-2008-1297

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-03-12 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in the eWriting (com_ewriting) 1.2.1 module for Mambo and Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the cat parameter in a selectcat action.

Affected products

• Ewriting: 1.2.1
• Joomla! Com Ewriting: 1.2.1
• Mambo Com Ewriting: 1.2.1

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/29292
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28179
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41072
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5226
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29292
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28179
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41072
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5226

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