CVE-2008-0606

Exp

SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in the Shambo2 (com_shambo2) component for Mambo and Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the Itemid parameter.

Published: 2008-02-06 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0606 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.01%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-0606

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
5059 exploit_db edb 2008-02-04 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0606

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.26% 0.01% -0.25%
2 2024-12-10 0.16% 0.26% +0.10%
3 2024-07-10 0.16%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0606

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0606

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0606

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
joomla com_shambo2 cpe:2.3:a:joomla:com_shambo2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mambo com_shambo2 cpe:2.3:a:mambo:com_shambo2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phil_taylor shambo2 cpe:2.3:a:phil_taylor:shambo2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0606

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