Mambo CMS 4.6.5 uses world-readable permissions on configuration.php, which allows local…
Priority LOW 12CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Mambo CMS 4.6.5 uses world-readable permissions on configuration.php, which allows local users to obtain the admin password hash by reading the file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00465 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged 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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mambo-foundation:mambo_cms:4.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.5 | Vulnerable | Mambo-foundation |
- cpe:2.3:a:mambo-foundation:mambo_cms:4.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.5 Vulnerable ·Mambo-foundation
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-2563
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wh5x-5wpw-r4c3
References
More Mambo-foundation Mambo Cms vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-02269 Mambo CMS 4.6.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2011-02191 Mambo CMS through 4.6.5 has multiple XSS. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2013-02270 Path traversal in Mambo CMS CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2013-02267 Mambo CMS 4.6.5 stores the MySQL database password in cleartext in the document root… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2013-2563 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-2563 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wh5x-5wpw-r4c3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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