CVE-2006-1794
SQL injection vulnerability in Mambo 4.5.3, 4.5.3h, and possibly earlier versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL…
- 7.6HighCVSS base score
- 5.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 6.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in Mambo 4.5.3, 4.5.3h, and possibly earlier versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via (1) the $username variable in the mosGetParam function and (2) the $task parameter in the mosMenuCheck function in (a) includes/mambo.php; and (3) the $filter variable to the showCategory function in the com_content component (content.php).
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Mambo < 4.5.3h - Multiple Vulnerabilities (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 43835webapps, phppublished 24 Feb 2016Not verified
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Timeline
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Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.7% · top 6.9% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.6.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References9
- 18935 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 23402 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- ADV-2006-0719 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20060224 Mambo Multiple Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 16775 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00104-02242006 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://source.mambo-foundation.org/view/news/Announcements/Security_Patch_Released/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- mambo-index2-sql-injection(24951) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 23503 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-1794 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2006-1794)Record last updated .