Unscored severity · published Apr 21, 2006
CVE-2006-1957
The com_rss option (rss.php) in (1) Mambo and (2) Joomla! allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption and possibly web-server outage) via multiple…
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CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The com_rss option (rss.php) in (1) Mambo and (2) Joomla! allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption and possibly web-server outage) via multiple requests with different values of the feed parameter.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 77% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JO
Joomla · Joomla
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
MA
Mambo · Mambo-foundation
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1957
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-1957
archives.neohapsis.com
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0380.html
URL Repurposed
http://irannetjob.com/content/view/209/28/
Exploit
http://www.kapda.ir/advisory-313.html
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431317/100/0/threaded
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26131
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