# CVE-2006-5044: Other in n/a

> Unspecified vulnerability in the Prince Clan Chess component for Mambo and Joomla allows attackers to potentially compromise the system.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Not stated
- **Victim action needed:** Not stated
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Sep 2006
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6h4r-92xv-96rh

## What is CVE-2006-5044?

CVE-2006-5044 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Sep 2006. 

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Prince Clan (Princeclan) Chess component (com_pcchess) 0.8 and earlier for Mambo and Joomla! has unspecified impact and attack vectors.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5044?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Joomla Prince Clan Chess Component, Mambo Prince Clan Chess Component.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-5044?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5044 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-5044 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-5044 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Mambo Component PrinceClan Chess 0.8 - Remote File Inclusion (exploitdb)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-5044 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-5044 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Sep 2006. 
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-5044 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2006-5044/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5044/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5044
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5044
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-5044

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5044/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.