PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in artlinks.dispnew.php in the Artlinks component (com_artlinks) for Mambo allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-3949 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.43%, 90th 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.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2209 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-08-18 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-06-29 | 4.32% | 4.43% | +0.11% |
| 2 | 2026-06-15 | 8.78% | 4.32% | -4.47% |
| 3 | 2026-01-18 | — | 8.78% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| mambo | artlinks_component | — | cpe:2.3:a:mambo:artlinks_component:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |