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CVE-2008-5643

• 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: 2008-12-17 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the Books (com_books) component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the book_id parameter in a book_details action to index.php.

Affected products

• Joomla! Com Books: all versions

References

• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4774
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32255
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46561
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7092
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4774
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32255
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46561
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7092

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