CVE-2008-5053

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 64.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-11-13 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in admin.rssreader.php in the Simple RSS Reader (com_rssreader) 1.0 component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_live_site parameter.

Affected products

Joomla! Com Rssreader: 1.0

References

http://osvdb.org/49859
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4584
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7096
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32265
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3119
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46559
http://osvdb.org/49859
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4584
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7096
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32265
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3119
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46559

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