CVE-2008-2630

JooBlog (com_jb2) 0.1.1 - SQL Injection via CategoryID Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2008-2630. PoCs published by His0k4.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit is a Perl script that performs a blind SQL injection attack against the Joomla JooBlog component (CVE-2008-5051). It brute-forces the MD5 hash of the admin password by leveraging a time-based or boolean-based SQL injection vulnerability in the 'CategoryID' parameter.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the JooBlog (com_jb2) component 0.1.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the CategoryID parameter in a category action to index.php.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by His0k4 · perlwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5734

This exploit is a Perl script that performs a blind SQL injection attack against the Joomla JooBlog component (CVE-2008-5051). It brute-forces the MD5 hash of the admin password by leveraging a time-based or boolean-based SQL injection vulnerability in the 'CategoryID' parameter.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Joomla JooBlog component (com_jb2)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must have the vulnerable JooBlog component installed · The 'jos_users' table must exist with the expected schema
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC
webappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7078

This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in the Joomla component com_jb2 via the PostID parameter. The provided payload extracts username and password hashes from the jos_users table.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Joomla with com_jb2 component
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target running Joomla with vulnerable com_jb2 component
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42838
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30443
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1736/references
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5734

Scores

EPSS 0.0102
EPSS Percentile 58.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
joomla/com_jb2 0.1.1
Published Jun 10, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026