RCE in Joomla
CVE-2008-5793
Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in the Clickheat - Heatmap stats (com_clickheat) component 1.0.1 for Joomla! allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the (1) GLOBALS[mosConfig_absolute_path] parameter to (a) install.clickheat.php, (b) Cache.php and (c) Clickheat_Heatmap.php in Recly/Clickheat/, and (d) Recly/common/GlobalVariables.php; and the (2) mosConfig_absolute_path parameter to (e) _main.php and (f) main.php in includes/heatmap, and (g) includes/overview/main.php.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.245 (97.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.244 · newest: 0.245 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Joomla
- Recly Clickheat-Heatmap — versions 1.0.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4841 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46439 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32190 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7038 (exploit)