High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 19, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-4122

Description

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.

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Affected products

Joomla/Joomla!2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =1.5.8

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References

int21.de/cve/CVE-2008-4122-joomla.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
securityreason.com/securityalert/4794nvdThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499295/100/0/threadednvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499354/100/0/threadednvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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