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high 7.5

CVE-2010-4990 json

SQL injection vulnerability in the Front-edit Address Book (com_addressbook) component for Joomla!

published 15y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-4954

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

SQL injection vulnerability in the Front-edit Address Book (com_addressbook) component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the Itemid parameter in a contact action to index.php.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-14210)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-14210 Joomla! Component Address Book - Blind SQL Injection webapps, 2010-07-04
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41353 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

Sources

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