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CVE-2006-4470

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 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: none known
• Published: 2006-08-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Joomla! before 1.0.11 omits some checks for whether _VALID_MOS is defined, which allows attackers to have an unknown impact, possibly resulting in PHP remote file inclusion.

Affected products

• Joomla!: before 1.0.11 — fixed in 1.0.11

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Joomla! 1.0.11. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/21666
• http://www.joomla.org/content/view/1841/78/
• http://www.joomla.org/content/view/1843/74/
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3408
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28631
• http://secunia.com/advisories/21666
• http://www.joomla.org/content/view/1841/78/
• http://www.joomla.org/content/view/1843/74/
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3408
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28631

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