CVE-2008-2632

Joomla com_acctexp 0.12.x and earlier - SQL Injection via Usage Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-2632. PoCs published by His0k4.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a blind SQL injection vulnerability in the Joomla acctexp component. It extracts the MD5 password hash from the jos_users table by brute-forcing each character of the hash.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the acctexp (com_acctexp) component 0.12.x and earlier for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the usage parameter in a subscribe action to index.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by His0k4 · perlwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5721

This exploit targets a blind SQL injection vulnerability in the Joomla acctexp component. It extracts the MD5 password hash from the jos_users table by brute-forcing each character of the hash.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Joomla with acctexp component (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must have the vulnerable acctexp component installed · Network access to the Joomla instance
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42794
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5721

Scores

EPSS 0.0093
EPSS Percentile 55.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (2)
joomla/com_acctexp 0.12
joomla/joomla
Published Jun 10, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026