CVE-2008-2643

Joomla com_biblestudy < 6.0.7b - SQL Injection via id Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-2643. PoCs published by Stack.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script exploits a SQL injection vulnerability in the Joomla 'biblestudy' component (CVE-2008-2643) to extract admin credentials from the database. It constructs a malicious SQL query via URL parameters and parses the response to retrieve usernames and password hashes.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the Bible Study (com_biblestudy) component before 6.0.7c for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter in a mediaplayer action to index.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Stack · perlwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5710

This Perl script exploits a SQL injection vulnerability in the Joomla 'biblestudy' component (CVE-2008-2643) to extract admin credentials from the database. It constructs a malicious SQL query via URL parameters and parses the response to retrieve usernames and password hashes.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Joomla with 'biblestudy' component (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must have the vulnerable 'biblestudy' component installed · Remote SQL injection must be possible
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30492
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5710
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42788

Scores

EPSS 0.0101
EPSS Percentile 58.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
joomla/com_biblestudy < 6.0.7b
Published Jun 10, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026