CVE-2008-5643

Joomla com_books - SQL Injection via book_id Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-5643. PoCs published by boom3rang.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in the Joomla com_books component. It allows an attacker to extract user credentials from the jos_users table by injecting a malicious SQL query into the book_id parameter.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the Books (com_books) component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the book_id parameter in a book_details action to index.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by boom3rang · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7092

This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in the Joomla com_books component. It allows an attacker to extract user credentials from the jos_users table by injecting a malicious SQL query into the book_id parameter.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Joomla with com_books component
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Joomla installation with vulnerable com_books component
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7092
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46561
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32255
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4774

Scores

EPSS 0.0097
EPSS Percentile 57.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
joomla/com_books
Published Dec 17, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026