CVE-2008-0773

Phil Taylor Comments < 0.5.8.5g - SQL Injection via id Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-0773. PoCs published by CheebaHawk215.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in Mambo's com_comments component, allowing an attacker to extract user credentials (username and password) from the mos_users table via a UNION-based attack.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in Phil Taylor Comments (com_comments, aka Review Script) 0.5.8.5g and earlier component for Mambo allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by CheebaHawk215 · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5094

This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in Mambo's com_comments component, allowing an attacker to extract user credentials (username and password) from the mos_users table via a UNION-based attack.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Mambo <= 0.5.8.5g
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must be running a vulnerable version of Mambo with the com_comments component enabled
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27731
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5094

Scores

EPSS 0.0106
EPSS Percentile 60.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (4)
joomla/com_comments < 0.5.8.5g
mambo/com_comments < 0.5.8.5g
phil_taylor/comments < 0.5.8.5g
phil_taylor/review_script < 0.5.8.5g
Published Feb 14, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026