CVE-2008-4103

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-09-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The mailto (aka com_mailto) component in Joomla! 1.5 before 1.5.7 sends e-mail messages without validating the URL, which allows remote attackers to transmit spam.

Affected products

Joomla! Com Mailto: all versions

References

http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/273-20080903-core-commailto-spam.html
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122115344915232&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122118210029084&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152798516853&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/31789
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4275
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45070
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/273-20080903-core-commailto-spam.html
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122115344915232&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122118210029084&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152798516853&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/31789

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