CVE-2010-4944
SQL injection vulnerability in the Elite Experts (com_elite_experts) component for Mambo and Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter in a showExpertProfileDetailed action to index.php.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 0.9%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in the Elite Experts (com_elite_experts) component for Mambo and Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter in a showExpertProfileDetailed action to index.php.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.91% probability · 60th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 24 September 2010
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- joomla/com elite experts
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.9% 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.