CVE-2008-2905
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/Cache/Lite/Output.php in the Cache_Lite package in Mambo 4.6.4 and earlier, when…
- 6.8MediumCVSS base score
- 18.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 2.7% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 4Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/Cache/Lite/Output.php in the Cache_Lite package in Mambo 4.6.4 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 3 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits5
Metasploit modules1 module
- Mambo Cache_Lite Class mosConfig_absolute_path Remote File Include (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/unix/webapp/mambo_cache_liteRank excellentdisclosed 14 Jun 2008
Exploit-DB3 entries
- Mambo - Cache_Lite Class MosConfig_absolute_path Remote File Inclusion (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16912webapps, phppublished 24 Nov 2010Verified
- Mambo 4.6.4 - Cache Lite Output Remote File Inclusion (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 9906webapps, phppublished 14 Jun 2008Verified
- Mambo 4.6.4 - 'Output.php' Remote File Inclusion (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 5808webapps, phppublished 13 Jun 2008Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 5808 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Published
- 16 years later
· 16 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 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 18.4% · top 2.7% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
5
- 5808 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 30685 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29716 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1020295 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- mambo-output-file-include(43101) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_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-2008-2898 (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-2008-2905)Record last updated .