CVE-2006-6833 Other in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-6833 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2006-6833 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla, published on 1 Jan 2007. It can be exploited over the network.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6833 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-2006-6833/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6833/index.md)
Joomla! fails to validate input in com_categories, allowing remote attackers to exploit unknown impacts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not stated
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-6833?
CVE-2006-6833 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla, published on 1 Jan 2007. It can be exploited over the network.
Official description
com_categories in Joomla! before 1.0.12 does not validate input, which has unknown impact and remote attack vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6833?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Joomla Joomla.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6833?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6833 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-6833 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6833 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Joomla Joomla
Sources
Also known as GHSA-39rc-mpw3-rrc5.