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CVE-2008-2701 (GCVE-0-2008-2701)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-06-13 19:19 – Updated: 2024-08-07 09:14
VLAI
Summary
SQL injection vulnerability in the GameQ (com_gameq) component 4.0 and earlier for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the category_id parameter in a page action to index.php.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
References
URL Tags
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://secunia.com/advisories/30570 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5752 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498903/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32633 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498923/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29592 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2008-06-07 00:00
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