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CVE-2008-2701
SQL injection vulnerability in the GameQ (com_gameq) component 4.0 and earlier for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…
Medium6.8EPSS 1.6%
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Description
SQL injection vulnerability in the GameQ (com_gameq) component 4.0 and earlier for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the category_id parameter in a page action to index.php.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.6% · top 24% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (8)
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0806-exploits/joomlagameq-sql.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- gameq-index-sql-injection(42929) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 30570 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 5752 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 20081204 Joomla Component GameQ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 32633 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20081204 Re: Joomla Component GameQ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 29592 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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