CVE-2007-0789
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSQL injection vulnerability in Mambo before 4.5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors in cancel edit functions, possibly related to the id parameter.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in Mambo CMS versions prior to 4.5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through unspecified vectors in cancel edit functions, likely via the id parameter.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 4.5.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Mambo CMS installationInspect the website footer, login page, or source code for Mambo branding. Check the /administrator/ path for the Mambo admin login page.Affected if The application is confirmed to be Mambo CMS
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Identify installed Mambo versionCheck version.php in the Mambo root or administrator directory, or view the changelog file. The version number is typically displayed in the admin panel under System Info or About.Affected if The version is 4.5.4 or lower
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Verify remote access to the applicationDetermine if the Mambo CMS web interface is accessible from untrusted networks. Test by accessing the site and admin panel over network ports 80/443.Affected if The application is directly accessible from the internet or untrusted networks
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Check for exposed edit functionsLook for URL patterns involving edit functions, particularly the 'id' parameter in cancel or edit operations. Common paths include components or modules handling content editing.Affected if The application exposes edit functionality with user-controllable id parameters without authentication protection
The environment is affected if Mambo CMS is installed with version 4.5.4 or lower and the edit functions with the id parameter are accessible to remote users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to Mambo 4.5.5 or later which contains the fix; if the CMS is no longer supported, migrate to a currently supported CMS. Apply parameterized queries and input validation on all user-supplied parameters.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2007-0789 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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