CVE-2006-3294

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in mod_cbsms_messages.php in CBSMS Mambo Module 1.0 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter.

Published: 2006-06-29 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-3294 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 16.41%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +5.45% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-3294

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
1955 exploit_db edb 2006-06-26 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3294

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 2025-08-13 10.97% 16.41% +5.45%
2 2025-03-30 14.99% 10.97% -4.02%
3 2025-03-29 14.99%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-3294

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-3294

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-3294

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cbsms mambo_module 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cbsms:mambo_module:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-3294

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