CVE-2008-2701
SQL injection vulnerability in the GameQ (com_gameq) component 4.0 and earlier for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the category_id parameter in a page action to index.php.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 1.6%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in the GameQ (com_gameq) component 4.0 and earlier for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the category_id parameter in a page action to index.php.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.64% probability · 76th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 7 June 2008
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- joomla/com gameq
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0806-exploits/joomlagameq-sql.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30570Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498903/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498923/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29592
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32633
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42929
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5752
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0806-exploits/joomlagameq-sql.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30570Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498903/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498923/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29592
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32633
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42929
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5752
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.