CVE-2008-4103

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-4103
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-09-18 17:59:32 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Joomla Com Mailto All All All All
Application Joomla Joomla 1.5 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla 1.5.1 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla 1.5.2 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla 1.5.3 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla 1.5.4 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla 1.5.5 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla 1.5.6 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
'Re: [oss-security] CVE request: joomla < 1.5.7' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Joomla! Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Joomla! Developer - [20080903] - Core - com_mailto Spam af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 developer.joomla.org
'[oss-security] CVE request: joomla < 1.5.7' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
'[oss-security] CVE request for Joomla multiple vuln.' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
SecurityReason - joomla multiple vuln. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
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