CVE-2006-4269

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.8% 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 admin.x-shop.php in the x-shop component (com_x-shop) 1.7 and earlier for Mambo and Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by third party researchers, stating that there is no mosConfig_absolute_path parameter and no admin.x-shop.php file in the reported package

Affected products

Joomla! X-Shop Component: through 1.7
Mambo X-Shop Component: through 1.7

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-08/0427.html
http://www.osvdb.org/28095
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443625/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19588
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28451
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-08/0427.html
http://www.osvdb.org/28095
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443625/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19588
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28451

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