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Fencer Vulns
low 2.6

CVE-2005-3738 json

globals.php in Mambo Site Server 4.0.14 and earlier, when register_globals is disabled, allows remote attackers to overwrite variables in t…

published 2005-11-22 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-3735

cvss
2.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.9%
EPSS 4.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

globals.php in Mambo Site Server 4.0.14 and earlier, when register_globals is disabled, allows remote attackers to overwrite variables in the GLOBALS array and conduct various attacks, as demonstrated using the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter to content.html.php for remote PHP file inclusion.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-1337)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

4.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-1337 Mambo 4.5.2 - Globals Overwrite / Remote Command Execution webapps, 2005-11-22
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-11/0520.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417215 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

Sources

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