CVE-2006-6833

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Published Jan 1, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

com_categories in Joomla! before 1.0.12 does not validate input, which has unknown impact and remote attack vectors.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.11:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-6816	com_categories in Joomla! before 1.0.12 does not validate input, which has unknown impact and remote attack vectors.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.271% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2345006961/index.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23563
http://www.joomla.org/content/view/2495/78/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21810
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5202

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Joomla Joomla

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:42 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 1, 2007, 11:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:42 PM
Reserved: Jan 1, 2007, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:33 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2006, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:33 PM

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