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Fencer Vulns
low 2.6

CVE-2008-3712 json

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mambo 4.6.2 and 4.6.5, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to i…

published 2008-08-19 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-3698

cvss
2.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mambo 4.6.2 and 4.6.5, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) query string to mambots/editors/mostlyce/jscripts/tiny_mce/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php and the (2) mosConfig_sitename parameter to administrator/popups/index3pop.php.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-32253)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-32253 Mambo Open Source 4.6.2 - '/mambots/editors/mostlyce/' PHP/connector.php?Query String Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2008-08-15
  • EDB-32252 Mambo Open Source 4.6.2 - '/administrator/popups/index3pop.php?mosConfig_sitename' Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2008-08-15
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30708 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

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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