CVE-2010-4938

Joomla! com_weblinks - SQL Injection via Itemid Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2010-4938. PoCs published by ViRuS Qalaa.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes an SQL injection vulnerability in the 'com_weblinks' component of Joomla! due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. The provided URL demonstrates how an attacker can inject malicious SQL queries via the 'Itemid' parameter.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the Weblinks (com_weblinks) component in Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the Itemid parameter in a categories action to index.php. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by ViRuS Qalaa · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34475

The exploit describes an SQL injection vulnerability in the 'com_weblinks' component of Joomla! due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. The provided URL demonstrates how an attacker can inject malicious SQL queries via the 'Itemid' parameter.

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

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42455

Scores

EPSS 0.0092
EPSS Percentile 55.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
joomla/com_weblinks
Published Oct 09, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026