Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-4617. PoCs published by Stack.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in the Joomla component com_actualite. It allows an attacker to extract username and password hashes from the jos_users table via a crafted URL.
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in the actualite module 1.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Stack · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5337
This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in the Joomla component com_actualite. It allows an attacker to extract username and password hashes from the jos_users table via a crafted URL.
Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target:
Joomla com_actualite component 1.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites:
Target must have the vulnerable com_actualite component installed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026
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References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41579
Exploit vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28565
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4437
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit
x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5337
Scores
EPSS
0.0097
EPSS Percentile
57.1%
Details
CWE
CWE-89
Status
published
Products (1)
pyxicom/actualite
1.0
Published
Oct 20, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026