CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-1794

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

SQL injection vulnerability in Mambo 4.5.3, 4.5.3h, and possibly earlier versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the $username variable in the mosGetParam function, the $task parameter in the mosMenuCheck function in includes/mambo.php, and the $filter variable in the showCategory function in the com_content component.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can gain unauthorized access to the database, steal or modify data, and in extreme cases take control of the server.

Recommendation

Immediately update Mambo to the latest available version that includes security fixes and apply input filtering to prevent SQL injection attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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).

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS