CVE-2008-3712 describes multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mambo versions 4.6.2 and 4.6.5, specifically when the register_globals setting is enabled. These flaws allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through the query string of connector.php and the mosConfig_sitename parameter in index3pop.php. With a CVSS score of 2.6, this vulnerability has a network attack vector and high attack complexity, potentially leading to partial integrity impact but no confidentiality or availability impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mambo:mambo:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mambo:mambo:4.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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