CVE-2008-4103

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Weakness Type

CWE-20

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