PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in shambo2.php in the Shambo2 (com_shambo2) component for Mambo 4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-6049 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.53%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | 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 | 2025-12-16 | 1.25% | 1.53% | +0.28% |
| 2 | 2025-07-11 | 1.20% | 1.25% | +0.05% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 1.20% | — |
Full EPSS history (12 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2006-6049: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6049 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| phil_taylor | shambo2 | — | cpe:2.3:a:phil_taylor:shambo2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |