CVE-2006-3774

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in performs.php in the perForms component (com_performs) 1.0 and earlier for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter.

Published: 2006-07-24 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-3774 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 62.88%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-3774

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
2025 exploit_db edb 2006-07-17 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3774

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 2025-03-30 71.41% 62.88% -8.53%
2 2025-03-29 62.88% 71.41% +8.53%
3 2025-03-17 62.88%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-3774

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-3774

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-3774

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
joomla performs_component <= 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:joomla:performs_component:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-3774

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