Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2008-2676 is a SQL injection issue in the iJoomla News Portal Joomla component, version 1.0 and earlier. A remote attacker could manipulate a public request parameter and run database commands. The main business risk is compromise or extraction of website data on legacy Joomla sites still using this component.
Executive priority
Treat as high priority for any internet-facing legacy Joomla site. If the component is absent, no action is needed beyond documenting non-exposure.
Technical view
The CVE describes SQL injection in com_news_portal for Joomla through the Itemid parameter to index.php. The public record states remote attackers may execute arbitrary SQL commands. The bundle includes an Exploit-DB reference, but no KEV listing and no cited evidence of active exploitation.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Joomla sites with iJoomla News Portal com_news_portal version 1.0 or earlier installed and reachable. Because this is a 2008 component issue, current exposure is most likely legacy or abandoned sites.
Exploitation context
A public exploit reference exists, so researcher interest and reproducibility are credible. Active exploitation is not established by the provided sources, and CISA KEV status is false in the bundle.
Researcher notes
The public bundle lacks CVSS, CWE, vendor fix details, and modern exploit telemetry. Analysis should stay scoped to com_news_portal 1.0 and earlier and avoid assuming broader Joomla core impact.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Joomla sites for com_news_portal and confirm installed version.
- Check vendor or maintainer guidance for a fixed release or migration path.
- Remove or disable the component if no supported fixed version is available.
- Review database and website integrity if the component was internet-facing.
- Prioritize replacement of unsupported Joomla extensions.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether com_news_portal is installed on any Joomla instance.
- Verify the component version is greater than 1.0 or no longer present.
- Review web logs for unusual index.php requests involving the component.
- Check database accounts and permissions used by the Joomla site.
- Document affected hosts and remediation status.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
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Database behavior lookup
The CVE wording references database injection or access, so collection and exfiltration review may help. This is a Glexia inferred lookup path, not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, or CVE Program mapping.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- newsportal-index-sql-injection(42936)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- 5761CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
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CWE details
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