mosMedia 1.0.8 on Joomla Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in mosMedia 1.0.8 on Joomla. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2006-5042. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in mosMedia 1.0.8 on Joomla (Joomla Component) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in mosMedia (com_mosmedia) 1.0.8 and earlier for Joomla! has unspecified impact and attack vectors.

The weakness was presented 09/27/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at forum.joomla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-5042 since 09/27/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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

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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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/27/2006 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3088 days 🔍
04/09/2025 +3681 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: forum.joomla.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-5042 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5042
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32503

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 04/09/2025 14:27
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (39), 06/22/2019 16:40 (6), 04/09/2025 14:27 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:A96:103

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