SQL injection vulnerability in the iJoomla RSS Feeder (com_ijoomla_rss) component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the cat parameter in an xml action to index.php.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-2099 is rated High Exploit Risk (65.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.99%). Core evidence: 2 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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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8959 | exploit_db | edb | 2009-06-15 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-06-15 | 0.34% | 0.99% | +0.65% |
| 2 | 2026-01-09 | 0.17% | 0.34% | +0.17% |
| 3 | 2025-09-03 | — | 0.17% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ijoomla | com_rssfeeder | — | cpe:2.3:a:ijoomla:com_rssfeeder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/55113 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/35454 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35379 | Exploit |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8959 |