Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mambo 4.6.2 and 4.6.5, when…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mambo 4.6.2 and 4.6.5, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) query string to mambots/editors/mostlyce/jscripts/tiny_mce/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php and the (2) mosConfig_sitename parameter to administrator/popups/index3pop.php.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3712
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4cj8-p6h5-47jq
References
Advisory 1
More Mambo vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-05150 Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in the Avant-Garde Solutions MOSMedia… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2008-02779 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/Cache/Lite/Output.php in the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2006-01740 SQL injection vulnerability in Mambo 4.5.3, 4.5.3h, and possibly earlier versions allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
- TI-2006-03161 SQL injection vulnerability in the Weblinks module (weblinks.php) in Mambo 4.6rc1 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-01569 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in Function.php in Mambo 4.5 (1.0.9) allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-04316 SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in the SimpleFAQ (com_simplefaq) 2.11 component… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2008-3712 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-3712 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4cj8-p6h5-47jq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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