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    CVE-2008-5790

    Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in the Recly!Competitions (com_competitions) component 1.0 for Joomla! allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the (1) GLOBALS[mosConfig_absolute_path] parameter to (a) add.php and (b) competitions.php in includes/competitions/, and the (2) mosConfig_absolute_path parameter to (c) includes/settings/settings.php.

    Published:Dec 31, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Dec 31, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.01105
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Joomla
    Product
    Joomla
    Vendor
    Recly
    Product
    Competitions

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32192http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32192https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7039

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High