Is CVE-2008-4122 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-4122 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-4122?

CVE-2008-4122 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-4122

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 1.3%EU EUVD

Joomla! 1.5.8 does not set the secure flag for the session cookie in an https session, which makes it easier for remote attackers to capture this cookie by intercepting its transmission within an http session.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-319
EPSS score: 1.3% (70th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-4105)
Published: December 19, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4105 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

joomla / joomla!

References

http://int21.de/cve/CVE-2008-4122-joomla.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4794(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499295/100/0/threaded(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499354/100/0/threaded(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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