Email Component Vulnerability in Joomla! 1.5 by Joomla
CVE-2008-4103

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor: Joomla
Status: Com Mailto
Vendor: CVE Published:; 18 September 2008

Summary

The mailto component in Joomla! 1.5 prior to version 1.5.7 exhibits improper input validation, allowing remote attackers to exploit this weakness by sending emails without adequate URL validation. This vulnerability poses a risk of enabling spam transmissions, which can disrupt communications and degrade user trust in the platform.

References

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152798516853&w=2

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http://secunia.com/advisories/31789

third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/273-20080903-co...

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Timeline

Vulnerability published
Sep 18, 2008
Vulnerability Reserved
Sep 15, 2008