CVE-2008-5200

Joomla com_xewebtv - SQL Injection via id Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-5200. PoCs published by His0k4.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script exploits a blind SQL injection vulnerability in the Joomla Xe webtv component (CVE-2008-5200) to extract the admin password hash. It uses a brute-force approach to extract each character of the MD5 hash by checking boolean conditions in the SQL query.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the Xe webtv (com_xewebtv) component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter in a detail action to index.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by His0k4 · perlwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5966

This Perl script exploits a blind SQL injection vulnerability in the Joomla Xe webtv component (CVE-2008-5200) to extract the admin password hash. It uses a brute-force approach to extract each character of the MD5 hash by checking boolean conditions in the SQL query.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Joomla with Xe webtv component
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must have the vulnerable Xe webtv component installed · Knowledge of a valid TV ID and category ID
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43469
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5966
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30006
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4643
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1974/references

Scores

EPSS 0.0104
EPSS Percentile 59.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
joomla/com_xewebtv
Published Nov 21, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026