CVE-2008-1297

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—💥 Exploit

SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in the eWriting (com_ewriting) 1.2.1 module for Mambo and Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the cat parameter in a selectcat action.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Base score: 7.5

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.97%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 61
Score date: 10/6/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Published on Exploit-DB · Mambo Component eWriting 1.2.1 - 'cat' SQL Injection (3/10/2008)

Affected technologies (3)

Ewriting — Ewriting Joomla — COM Ewriting Mambo — COM Ewriting

CWEs

CWE-89

References

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