CVE-2009-2099

ijoomla com_rssfeeder - SQL Injection via cat Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-2099. PoCs published by Mehmet Ince.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script exploits a blind SQL injection vulnerability in the Joomla component com_ijoomla_rss to extract the MD5 password hash of a specified user. It uses a brute-force approach to determine each character of the hash by checking for a specific string in the HTTP response.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the iJoomla RSS Feeder (com_ijoomla_rss) component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the cat parameter in an xml action to index.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Mehmet Ince · perlwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8959

This Perl script exploits a blind SQL injection vulnerability in the Joomla component com_ijoomla_rss to extract the MD5 password hash of a specified user. It uses a brute-force approach to determine each character of the hash by checking for a specific string in the HTTP response.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Joomla with com_ijoomla_rss component
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must have the vulnerable com_ijoomla_rss component installed · Network access to the target Joomla instance
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35379
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8959
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/55113
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35454

Scores

EPSS 0.0099
EPSS Percentile 58.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
ijoomla/com_rssfeeder
Published Jun 17, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026