CVE-2006-3969

Public Exploit

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in administrator/components/com_colophon/admin.colophon.php in Colophon 1.2 and earlier for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 14.57% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19252	vdb entry exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/27659	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28076	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21288	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3057	vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2085	exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3969?: CVE-2006-3969 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3969?: To fix CVE-2006-3969, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-3969 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-3969 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~15% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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