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CVE-2008-3228· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Joomla! before 1.5.4 does not configure .htaccess to apply certain security checks that "block common exploits" to SEF URLs, which has unkno

Joomla! before 1.5.4 does not configure .htaccess to apply certain security checks that "block common exploits" to SEF URLs, which has unknown impact and remote attack vectors.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jul 18, 2008
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.2% · 66th percentile
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Action score

30

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.2%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
joomlajoomla

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • joomla joomlaup to 1.5.3 inclusive
  • joomla joomla1.0
  • joomla joomla1.0.0
  • joomla joomla1.0.1
  • joomla joomla1.0.10
  • joomla joomla1.0.11
  • joomla joomla1.0.12
  • joomla joomla1.0.13
  • joomla joomla1.0.2
  • joomla joomla1.0.3
  • joomla joomla1.0.4
  • joomla joomla1.0.5
  • joomla joomla1.0.6
  • joomla joomla1.0.7
  • joomla joomla1.0.8
  • joomla joomla1.0.9
  • joomla joomla1.03
  • joomla joomla1.5
  • joomla joomla1.5.0_beta
  • joomla joomla1.5.0_beta1

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Packagistjoomla/joomla-platformbefore 1.5.41.5.4

Same product

joomla: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    46Plan
  • CVE-2008-1505PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in the SSTREAMTV custompages (com_custompages) 1.1 and earlier component for Joomla! allows remote a
    44Plan
  • CVE-2007-5065PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in admin.slideshow1.php in the Flash Slide Show (com_slideshow) component for Joomla! allows remote
    43Plan
  • CVE-2006-1047Unspecified vulnerability in the "Remember Me login functionality" in Joomla! 1.0.7 and earlier has unknown impact and attack vectors.
    41Plan
  • CVE-2005-3773Unspecified vulnerability in Joomla! before 1.0.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to "Potential misuse of Media component fil
    41Plan
  • CVE-2008-3225Joomla! before 1.5.4 allows attackers to access administration functionality, which has unknown impact and attack vectors related to a missi
    40Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Packagist:joomla/joomla-platform1.5.4Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-16 · Configuration

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

nvd-primary

Attack context

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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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