# CVE-2006-1956: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can obtain sensitive path information via invalid feed parameters in the RSS component of Mambo and Joomla.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Apr 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-687j-vcxj-vhqv

## What is CVE-2006-1956?

CVE-2006-1956 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla, published on 21 Apr 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The com_rss option (rss.php) in (1) Mambo and (2) Joomla! allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an invalid feed parameter, which reveals the path in an error message.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1956?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Joomla Joomla, Mambo Mambo.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-1956?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1956 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-1956 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1956 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Joomla Joomla

- [CVE-2008-3225](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3225/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-1047](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1047/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-0303](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0303/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2005-3773](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3773/): Unspecified vulnerability in Joomla! (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-1028](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1028/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-1956 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-1956 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla, published on 21 Apr 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1956 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Joomla Joomla. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1956/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1956/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-1956
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1956
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-1956

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1956/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.