CVE-2008-5226

critical

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the MambAds (com_mambads) component 1.0 RC1 Beta and 1.0 RC1 for Mambo allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ma_cat parameter in a view action to index.php, a different vector than CVE-2007-5177.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5692

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42747

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29433

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4630

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-11-25

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00167