The com_rss option (rss.php) in (1) Mambo and (2) Joomla! allows remote attackers to…
Priority LOW 26CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01697 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Joomla! |
| cpe:2.3:a:mambo-foundation:mambo:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Mambo-foundation |
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Joomla!
- cpe:2.3:a:mambo-foundation:mambo:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Mambo-foundation
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-1957
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9ghc-7553-ww77
References
Sources
- CVE-2006-1957 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-1957 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9ghc-7553-ww77 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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