VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-4122
1.5.8 does not set the secure flag for the session cookie in an https session, which makes it easier for remote attackers to capture this cookie by intercepting its transmission within an http session.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.26%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.26%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Joomla! 1.5.8 does not set the secure flag for the session cookie in an https session, which makes it easier for remote attackers to capture this cookie by intercepting its transmission within an http session.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.26% probability · 68th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-319
- Affected
- joomla/joomla\!
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://int21.de/cve/CVE-2008-4122-joomla.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4794Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499295/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499354/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://int21.de/cve/CVE-2008-4122-joomla.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4794Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499295/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499354/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.