CVE-2008-4103 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The mailto (aka com_mailto) component in Joomla! 1.5 before 1.5.7 sends e-mail messages without validating the URL, which allows remote attackers to transmit spam.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0004.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Joomla Subscribe	Com Mailto Subscribe Joomla Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:com_mailto::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.6:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4087	The mailto (aka com_mailto) component in Joomla! 1.5 before 1.5.7 sends e-mail messages without validating the URL, which allows remote attackers to transmit spam.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/273-20080903-core-commailto-spam.html
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122115344915232&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122118210029084&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152798516853&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/31789
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4275
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45070

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-09-18T17:47:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:00:42.871Z

Reserved: 2008-09-15T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-4103

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-09-18T17:59:32.937

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-4103

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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