CVE-2008-4122

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

7.5

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.

CVSS v3: 7.5
EG Score: 7.5(medium)
EPSS: 5.1%
KEV: Not listed

Published

December 19, 2008

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated May 30, 2026

No patch confirmed yet.

generic

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499354/100/0/threaded

generic

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499295/100/0/threaded

generic

Joomla: Session hijacking vulnerability - CXSecurity.com

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4794

generic

Joomla: Session hijacking vulnerability, CVE-2008-4122

http://int21.de/cve/CVE-2008-4122-joomla.html

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-319Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 15× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2008-4122?

CVE-2008-4122 is a high vulnerability published on December 19, 2008. 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.

When was CVE-2008-4122 disclosed?

CVE-2008-4122 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 19, 2008, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2008-4122 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-4122 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 5.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

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

CVE-2008-4122 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2008-4122?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2008-4122, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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Joomla: Session hijacking vulnerability - CXSecurity.com

Joomla: Session hijacking vulnerability, CVE-2008-4122

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