CVE-2008-2498

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: none known
Published: 2008-05-28 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in index.php in Mambo before 4.6.4, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) articleid and (2) mcname parameters. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

Mambo-Foundation Mambo: through 4.6.4

References

http://forum.mambo-foundation.org/showthread.php?t=11799
http://secunia.com/advisories/30343
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29373
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1660/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42644
http://forum.mambo-foundation.org/showthread.php?t=11799
http://secunia.com/advisories/30343
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29373
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1660/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42644

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