CVE-2006-4556 json
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in index.php in the JIM component for Mambo and Joomla!
published 2006-09-06 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-4544
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in index.php in the JIM component for Mambo and Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter. NOTE: another researcher has stated that the product distribution does not include an index.php file. Also, this might be related to CVE-2006-4242
Exploit prediction
1.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/444216/100/100/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/443674/100/100/threaded
mailing-list
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osvdb.org
/28097
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-4556
- NVD CVE-2006-4556
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