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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.1

CVE-2006-4242 json

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in install.jim.php in the JIM 1.0.1 component for Joomla or Mambo allows remote attackers to execut…

published 2006-08-21 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-4232

cvss
5.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.4%
EPSS 3.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in install.jim.php in the JIM 1.0.1 component for Joomla or Mambo allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-2203)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-2203 Joomla! Component com_jim 1.0.1 - Remote File Inclusion webapps, 2006-08-17
  • osvdb.org http://www.osvdb.org/27990 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19575 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/21545 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.1 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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