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CVE-2006-1957: mambo-foundation mambo Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 21-04-2006Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-1957 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in mambo-foundation mambo. EPSS estimates a 1.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.70%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 21-04-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The com_rss option (rss.php) in (1) Mambo and (2) Joomla! allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption and possibly web-server outage) via multiple requests with different values of the feed parameter.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.70%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

77%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.04 pp

From 1.66% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.70%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (kapda.ir)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mambo-foundation1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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