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TI-2008-03090 Aliases CVE-2008-3228GHSA-mxr8-pcpg-m23j

Joomla! before 1.5.4 does not configure .htaccess to apply certain security checks that…

Priority LOW 35CWE-16Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01164 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed joomla/joomla-platform (Packagist): 1.5.4

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—joomla/joomla-platform (Packagist)before 1.5.41.5.4Patch availableGHSA-mxr8-pcpg-m23j
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • joomla/joomla-platform (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 1.5.4 Fixed in 1.5.4 Patch available GHSA-mxr8-pcpg-m23j

CPE configurations NVD · 24

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.5.3VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.4VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.5VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.6VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.7VulnerableJoomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
Show 14 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.8VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.9VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.10VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.11VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.12VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.13VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.03VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.0_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0_betaVulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.0_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0_beta1VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.0_beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0_beta2VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0_rc1VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2VulnerableJoomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.8 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.9 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.10 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.11 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.12 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.13 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.03 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.0_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0_beta Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.0_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0_beta1 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.0_beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0_beta2 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0_rc1 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·Joomla!

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-mxr8-pcpg-m23j joomla/joomla-platform (Packagist) Fixed in 1.5.4 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3228
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mxr8-pcpg-m23j

References

Advisory 1

Other 5

  • TI-2007-04882 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in admin.slideshow1.php in the Flash Slide Show… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2007-02120 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in lib/pcltar.lib.php (aka pcltar.php) in the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2007-05243 Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Michael Dempfle Joomla Flash… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2007-05150 Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in the Avant-Garde Solutions MOSMedia… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2007-05237 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in admin.color.php in the com_colorlab (aka… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2007-05151 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in admin.panoramic.php in the Panoramic Picture… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
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Sources

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