CVE-2007-4456

SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in the SimpleFAQ (com_simplefaq) 2.11 component for...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in the SimpleFAQ (com_simplefaq) 2.11 component for Mambo allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the aid parameter. NOTE: it was later reported that 2.40 is also affected, and that the component can be used in Joomla! in addition to Mambo.

Exploit likelihood

2.38%Up 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2007-4456
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2007-4456
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-4439 No score

Record: EUVD-2007-4439
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8rxv-xq45-73mm No score

SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in the SimpleFAQ (com_simplefaq) 2.11 component for...

Record: GHSA-8rxv-xq45-73mm
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Mambo Component SimpleFAQ 2.11 - SQL Injection	2007-08-20

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	aliases, exploits, facts, references, title	Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2007-4456 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Mambo, published August 21, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.38%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.