CVE-2006-4195

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in param.peoplebook.php in the Peoplebook Component for Mambo (com_peoplebook) 1.0 and earlier, and possibly 1.1.2, when register_globals and allow_url_fopen are enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter.

Published: 2006-08-17 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-4195 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 10.24%, 92th percentile). 2 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-2006-4195

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
2184 exploit_db edb 2006-08-14 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4195

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 2025-04-05 9.89% 10.24% +0.36%
2 2025-03-30 13.79% 9.89% -3.90%
3 2025-03-29 — 13.79% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-4195

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-2006-4195

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-4195

Solution: Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" and "allow_fopenurl" are enabled.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-4195

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mamboxchange peoplebook <= 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:mamboxchange:peoplebook:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mamboxchange peoplebook 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:mamboxchange:peoplebook:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-4195

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