CVE-2006-4288 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code in the Mambo CMS a6mambocredits plugin via a malicious URL parameter.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-4288?
CVE-2006-4288 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Aug 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in admin.a6mambocredits.php in the a6mambocredits component (com_a6mambocredits) 2.0.0 and earlier for Mambo allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_live_site parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4288?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mambo A6mambocredits Component.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4288?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4288 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2006-4288 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-4288 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3p89-wgrc-2wm7.