CVE-2006-3773
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in smf.php in the SMF-Forum 1.3.1.3 Bridge Component (com_smf) For Joomla! and Mambo 4.5.3+ allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 5.9%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in smf.php in the SMF-Forum 1.3.1.3 Bridge Component (com_smf) For Joomla! and Mambo 4.5.3+ allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.90% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 17 July 2006
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- mambo/smf-forum
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 5.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://forum.mamboserver.com/showthread.php?t=83001
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21079Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18924
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2846
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27777
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2021
- http://forum.mamboserver.com/showthread.php?t=83001
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21079Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18924
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2846
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27777
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2021
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.