CVE-2005-3738

Exp

globals.php in Mambo Site Server 4.0.14 and earlier, when register_globals is disabled, allows remote attackers to overwrite variables in the GLOBALS array and conduct various attacks, as demonstrated using the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter to content.html.php for remote PHP file inclusion.

Published: 2005-11-22 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-3738 is rated Exploit Available (54.2/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.56%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-3738

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
1337 exploit_db edb 2005-11-22 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3738

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 5.49% 3.56% -1.92%
2 2026-01-10 7.52% 5.49% -2.04%
3 2025-04-04 — 7.52% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3738

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.6 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 4.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-3738

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3738

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mambo mambo_site_server 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:mambo:mambo_site_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mambo mambo_site_server 4.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:mambo:mambo_site_server:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mambo mambo_site_server 4.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:mambo:mambo_site_server:4.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mambo mambo_site_server 4.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:mambo:mambo_site_server:4.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mambo mambo_site_server 4.0.12_beta cpe:2.3:a:mambo:mambo_site_server:4.0.12_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mambo mambo_site_server 4.0.12_beta_2 cpe:2.3:a:mambo:mambo_site_server:4.0.12_beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mambo mambo_site_server 4.0.12_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:mambo:mambo_site_server:4.0.12_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mambo mambo_site_server 4.0.12_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:mambo:mambo_site_server:4.0.12_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mambo mambo_site_server 4.0.12_rc3 cpe:2.3:a:mambo:mambo_site_server:4.0.12_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mambo mambo_site_server 4.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:mambo:mambo_site_server:4.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3738

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