CVE-2008-5226

MambAds 1.0 RC1 Beta and 1.0 RC1 - SQL Injection via ma_cat Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-5226. PoCs published by Houssamix.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script exploits a SQL injection vulnerability in the Mambo CMS component mambads (versions 1.0 RC1 Beta and 1.0 RC1) to extract admin usernames and password hashes. It uses a union-based SQL injection to retrieve data from the mos_users table and attempts to crack common MD5 hashes.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the MambAds (com_mambads) component 1.0 RC1 Beta and 1.0 RC1 for Mambo allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ma_cat parameter in a view action to index.php, a different vector than CVE-2007-5177.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Houssamix · perlwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5692

This Perl script exploits a SQL injection vulnerability in the Mambo CMS component mambads (versions 1.0 RC1 Beta and 1.0 RC1) to extract admin usernames and password hashes. It uses a union-based SQL injection to retrieve data from the mos_users table and attempts to crack common MD5 hashes.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Mambo CMS with mambads component 1.0 RC1 Beta & 1.0 RC1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target URL with vulnerable mambads component · Network access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4630
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5692
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42747
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29433

Scores

EPSS 0.0101
EPSS Percentile 58.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (2)
mambads/mambads 1.0 rc1 (2 CPE variants)
mambo/mambo
Published Nov 25, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026