CVE-2006-4553

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in plugin.class.php in the com_comprofiler Components 1.0 RC2 for Mambo and Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter.

Published: 2006-09-05 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-4553 is rated High Exploit Risk (78.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.78%, 91th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +4.20% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-4553

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
28437 exploit_db edb 2006-08-26 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4553

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 0.58% 4.78% +4.20%
2 2026-01-18 0.27% 0.58% +0.30%
3 2025-04-25 — 0.27% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-4553

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-2006-4553

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-4553

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
joomla com_comprofiler_component 1.0_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:joomla:com_comprofiler_component:1.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mambo com_comprofiler_component 1.0_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:mambo:com_comprofiler_component:1.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-4553

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