CVE-2007-6644

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Published Jan 4, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Joomla! before 1.5 RC4 allows remote authenticated administrators to promote arbitrary users to the administrator group, in violation of the intended security model.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-6609	Joomla! before 1.5 RC4 allows remote authenticated administrators to promote arbitrary users to the administrator group, in violation of the intended security model.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.950% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/43277
http://secunia.com/advisories/29257
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019145
http://www.joomla.org/content/view/4335/116/
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:060
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28111

History

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Subscriptions

Joomla Joomla

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:11 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 4, 2008, 1:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:11 PM
Reserved: Jan 3, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:48 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 4, 2008, 1:46 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:48 PM

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