HIGH
Joomla! before 1.5.4 does not configure .htaccess to apply certain security checks that "block common exploits" to SEF URLs, which has unknown impact and remote attack vectors
Published Jul 18, 2008
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.16%
Description
Joomla! before 1.5.4 does not configure .htaccess to apply certain security checks that "block common exploits" to SEF URLs, which has unknown impact and remote attack vectors.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 1.5.3
- 1.0
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.0.9
- 1.0.10
- 1.0.11
- 1.0.12
- 1.0.13
- 1.03
- 1.5
- 1.5.0_beta
- 1.5.0_beta1
- 1.5.0_beta2
- 1.5.0_rc1
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.16% 0.01164
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01164
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.16% (0.01164) | 66.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.16% (0.01164) | 63.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 0.27% (0.00272) | 50.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 2.79% (0.02790) | 85.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 0.27% (0.00272) | 50.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 2.79% (0.02790) | 85.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 0.27% (0.00272) | 50.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 2.79% (0.02790) | 85.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.27% (0.00272) | 48.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00343) | 72.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00343) | 70.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00343) | 66.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://www.joomla.org/content/view/5180/1/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.joomla.org/content/view/5180/1/1/1/#htaccess x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/12/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44206 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mxr8-pcpg-m23j Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3228
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080730154423/http://www.joomla.org/content/view/5180/1
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.joomla.org/content/view/5180/1/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.joomla.org/content/view/5180/1/1/1/#htaccess | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/12/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44206 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mxr8-pcpg-m23j | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3228 | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20080730154423/http://www.joomla.org/content/view/5180/1 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 18, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jul 18, 2008
Link CVE-2008-3228
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-MXR8-PCPG-M23J Updated n/a