CVE-2008-2701

Joomla com_gameq <= 4.0 - SQL Injection via category_id Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-2701. PoCs published by His0k4.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a proof-of-concept for a SQL injection vulnerability in the Joomla GameQ component. It demonstrates how an attacker can exploit the 'category_id' parameter to extract sensitive information from the database, such as user credentials.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the GameQ (com_gameq) component 4.0 and earlier for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the category_id parameter in a page action to index.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by His0k4 · perlwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5752

This is a proof-of-concept for a SQL injection vulnerability in the Joomla GameQ component. It demonstrates how an attacker can exploit the 'category_id' parameter to extract sensitive information from the database, such as user credentials.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Joomla with GameQ component (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Joomla installation with vulnerable GameQ component · Access to the target URL
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0806-exploits/joomlagameq-sql.txt
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42929
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30570
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5752
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498903/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32633
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498923/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29592

Scores

EPSS 0.0164
EPSS Percentile 73.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
joomla/com_gameq 4.0
Published Jun 13, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026