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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2008-5643 EUVD-2008-5617GHSA-4wpc-wfjx-8hjc

SQL injection vulnerability in the Books (com_books) component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via th…

Published Dec 17, 2008 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

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.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

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Exploit-DB 1

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