CVE-2006-3990

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Paul M. Jones Savant2, possibly when used with the com_mtree component for Mambo and Joomla!, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter in (1) Savant2_Plugin_stylesheet.php, (2) Savant2_Compiler_basic.php, (3) Savant2_Error_pear.php, (4) Savant2_Error_stack.php, (5) Savant2_Filter_colorizeCode.php, (6) Savant2_Filter_trimwhitespace.php, (7) Savant2_Plugin_ahref.php, (8) Savant2_Plugin_ahrefcontact.php, (9) Savant2_Plugin_ahreflisting.php, (10) Savant2_Plugin_ahreflistingimage.php, (11) Savant2_Plugin_ahrefmap.php, (12) Savant2_Plugin_ahrefownerlisting.php, (13) Savant2_Plugin_ahrefprint.php, (14) Savant2_Plugin_ahrefrating.php, (15) Savant2_Plugin_ahrefrecommend.php, (16) Savant2_Plugin_ahrefreport.php, (17) Savant2_Plugin_ahrefreview.php, (18) Savant2_Plugin_ahrefvisit.php, (19) Savant2_Plugin_checkbox.php, (20) Savant2_Plugin_cycle.php, (21) Savant2_Plugin_dateformat.php, (22) Savant2_Plugin_editor.php, (23) Savant2_Plugin_form.php, (24) Savant2_Plugin_image.php, (25) Savant2_Plugin_input.php, (26) Savant2_Plugin_javascript.php, (27) Savant2_Plugin_listalpha.php, (28) Savant2_Plugin_listingname.php, (29) Savant2_Plugin_modify.php, (30) Savant2_Plugin_mtpath.php, (31) Savant2_Plugin_options.php, (32) Savant2_Plugin_radios.php, (33) Savant2_Plugin_rating.php, or (34) Savant2_Plugin_textarea.php.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 9.10% Top 10%

Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/28692	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28682	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28691	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016560	vdb entry exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/28706	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28700	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28690	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28693	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28704	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1324	third party advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/28679	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28699	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28686	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28709	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28698	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28696	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28697	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28703	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28702	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440835/100/200/threaded	mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/28710	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28681	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28689	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28712	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19151	vdb entry exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/28708	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28683	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28684	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28688	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28685	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28711	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28687	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28707	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27906	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28701	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28695	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28680	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28705	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28694	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3990?: CVE-2006-3990 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3990?: To fix CVE-2006-3990, 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-2006-3990 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-3990 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.