Eluna Page Comments ExtensionPlugin / extension · TYPO3
CVE-2008-5796
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 the eluna Page Comments (eluna_pagecomments) extension 1.1.2 and earlier for TYPO3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.
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 · low confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in the eluna Page Comments (eluna_pagecomments) TYPO3 extension versions 1.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through unspecified input vectors. The vulnerability is exploitable over the network without authentication, likely through improper sanitization of user-supplied data in database 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
Eluna Page Comments ExtensionPlugin / extension
<= 1.1.2CVSS 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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Verify if eluna_pagecomments extension is installedAccess the TYPO3 Extension Manager (EM) and search for 'eluna_pagecomments' in the installed extensions list, or query the extension database table (typo3_extension) for extension key 'eluna_pagecomments'Affected if The extension appears in the list of installed extensions
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Determine the installed version of eluna_pagecommentsIn the TYPO3 Extension Manager, view the details of eluna_pagecomments to see the installed version number, or check the ext_emconf.php file in the extension directory for the version fieldAffected if The version is 1.1.2 or earlier
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Confirm the extension is loaded and activeCheck the TYPO3 package configuration or extension manager status to verify the extension is not just installed but actively loaded in the current TYPO3 instanceAffected if The extension status shows as 'Loaded' or 'Active' in the TYPO3 system
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Identify if the vulnerable comment functionality is accessibleCheck if the page comment functionality is enabled on any frontend pages by examining the plugin configuration or checking for the presence of comment forms on published pages using the eluna_pagecomments pluginAffected if The comment functionality is present on any live web pages
A user is affected if the eluna_pagecomments extension is installed at version 1.1.2 or earlier and the comment functionality is active on the site.
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 to a patched version of the eluna_pagecomments extension if available; otherwise remove the extension from the TYPO3 installation and implement input validation/parameterized queries in custom code replacements.
Fix this in Eluna Page Comments Extension
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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-2008-5796 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- 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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