Com IomezunApplication · Joomla
CVE-2008-0762
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 index.php in the com_iomezun component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter in an edit action.
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 · high confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in the com_iomezun Joomla! component allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter in an edit action. The vulnerability stems from unsanitized user input being directly incorporated into SQL queries.
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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
Com IomezunApplication
all versionsCVSS 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
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/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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Identify if com_iomezun component is installedCheck the Joomla components directory for /components/com_iomezun/ and review the database #__components table for com_iomezun entryAffected if The com_iomezun directory exists in /components/ or the component is registered in the Joomla database
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Locate the vulnerable edit action fileExamine the main PHP file in /components/com_iomezun/ for an edit action handling the id parameterAffected if A file in com_iomezun contains an edit action that processes the id parameter from user input
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Check for unsanitized SQL query constructionReview the edit action code for direct incorporation of the id parameter into SQL queries without escaping or parameterized queriesAffected if The id parameter is concatenated directly into SQL statements without using Joomla's database escape methods or prepared statements
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Verify the vulnerable endpoint is accessibleTest accessing the edit function via index.php?option=com_iomezun&task=edit or similar URL pattern with a malformed id parameterAffected if The component responds to edit requests and processes the id parameter without validation
If the com_iomezun component is installed and its edit action processes the id parameter directly in SQL queries, the environment is affected by CVE-2008-0762.
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 dataUpdate or remove the vulnerable com_iomezun component; if required, implement proper input validation and use parameterized queries for the id parameter.
Fix this in Com Iomezun
Scoped from the published advisory
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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-2008-0762 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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