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CVE-2006-4229

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-4229 is a remote file inclusion vulnerability in the mosListMessenger Component (com_lm) for Mambo and Joomla! versions prior to 20060719. Attackers can exploit this by injecting a malicious URL into the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter within archive.php, leading to arbitrary PHP code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially resulting in partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not currently a high-profile threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:moslistmessenger_component:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mambo:moslistmessenger_component:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0180 is in the 59th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

blog.phil-taylor.com / 2006/08/09/information-on-moslistmessenger-security-hardening
forum.joomla.org / index.php
secunia.com / advisories/21531
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/28405
securityfocus.com / archive/1/443356/100/0/threaded
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/3304