Live Chat (com_livechat) component 1.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to use the…
Priority LOW 37CWE-20Published · 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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Live Chat (com_livechat) component 1.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to use the xmlhttp.php script as an open HTTP proxy to hide network scanning activities or scan internal networks via a GET request with a full URL in the query string.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02287 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Joomla! |
| cpe:2.3:a:joompolitan:com_livechat:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Joompolitan |
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Joomla!
- cpe:2.3:a:joompolitan:com_livechat:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Joompolitan
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-6882
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8v7m-fq65-x5vg
References
Exploit 1
More Joompolitan Com Livechat vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-06571 SQL injection vulnerability in the Live Chat (com_livechat) component 1.0 for Joomla!… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2008-06569 Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the Live Chat (com_livechat) component 1.0 for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2008-6882 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-6882 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8v7m-fq65-x5vg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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