CVE-2006-4242

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-08-21 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in install.jim.php in the JIM 1.0.1 component for Joomla or Mambo allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter.

Affected products

Joomla! Jim Instant Messaging Component: 1.0.1

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/21545
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1418
http://www.osvdb.org/27990
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443630/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19575
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3313
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28433
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2203
http://secunia.com/advisories/21545
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1418
http://www.osvdb.org/27990
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443630/100/0/threaded

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