HIGH
Joomla! 1.5.8 does not set the secure flag for the session cookie in an https session, which makes it easier for remote attackers to capture this cookie by intercepting its transmission within an http session
Published Dec 19, 2008
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.26%
Description
Joomla! 1.5.8 does not set the secure flag for the session cookie in an https session, which makes it easier for remote attackers to capture this cookie by intercepting its transmission within an http session.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.26% 0.01257
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01257
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.26% (0.01257) | 68.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.26% (0.01257) | 65.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.02% (0.00016) | 1.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00188) | 57.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 26, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00188) | 56.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00289) | 63.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://int21.de/cve/CVE-2008-4122-joomla.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4794 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499295/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499354/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://int21.de/cve/CVE-2008-4122-joomla.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4794 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499295/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499354/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 19, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 18, 2008
Link CVE-2008-4122
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a