SEF404x on Joomla Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SEF404x on Joomla. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-5040. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in SEF404x on Joomla (Joomla Component) (version unknown). This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in SEF404x (com_sef) for Joomla! has unspecified impact and attack vectors.

The weakness was released 09/27/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared at forum.joomla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5040 since 09/27/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-32510, VDB-32509, VDB-32505 and VDB-32502. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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09/27/2006 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: forum.joomla.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-5040 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5040
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32501
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 04/09/2025 14:27
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (43), 06/22/2019 16:40 (2), 04/09/2025 14:27 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:692:103

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