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CVE-2008-2905

43
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-2905 describes a remote file inclusion vulnerability in the Cache_Lite package within Mambo 4.6.4 and earlier, specifically in includes/Cache/Lite/Output.php, when register_globals is enabled. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by injecting a malicious URL into the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a high attack complexity but can lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not on the KEV catalog, exploit intelligence indicates readily available Metasploit modules and ExploitDB entries, suggesting a high likelihood of exploitation, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.0.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mambo:mambo:4.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mambo:mambo:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mambo:mambo:4.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.5.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mambo:mambo:4.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.5.1_1.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mambo:mambo:4.5.1_1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
18.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Mambo Cache_Lite Class mosConfig_absolute_path Remote File Include · Jun 14, 2008
ExploitDB: EDB-16912 · Nov 24, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1840 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 19,956 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, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/30685
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/43101
exploit-db.com / exploits/5808
securityfocus.com / bid/29716
Exploit
securitytracker.com / id