CVE-2006-4074: joomla jd-wiki Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-4074 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Code Injection vulnerability in joomla jd-wiki. EPSS estimates a 5.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 11-08-2006
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in lib/tpl/default/main.php in the JD-Wiki Component (com_jd-wiki) 1.0.2 and earlier for Joomla!, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter.

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.