CVE-2008-4103
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 1.5%EU EUVD
The mailto (aka com_mailto) component in Joomla! 1.5 before 1.5.7 sends e-mail messages without validating the URL, which allows remote attackers to transmit spam.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 1.5% (74th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-4087)
- Published
- September 18, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4087 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- joomla / com mailto
- joomla / joomla
- joomla / joomla
- joomla / joomla
- joomla / joomla
- joomla / joomla
- joomla / joomla
- joomla / joomla
References
- http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/273-20080903-core-commailto-spam.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122115344915232&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122118210029084&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152798516853&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31789
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4275
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45070
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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