CVE-2008-3712

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mambo 4.6.2 and 4.6.5, when...

2.6 LowPublic exploit

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mambo 4.6.2 and 4.6.5, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) query string to mambots/editors/mostlyce/jscripts/tiny_mce/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php and the (2) mosConfig_sitename parameter to administrator/popups/index3pop.php.

Exploit likelihood

1.88%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.6

Record: CVE-2008-3712
CVSS 2.0: 2.6 LowAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-3712
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-3698 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-3698
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4cj8-p6h5-47jq No score

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mambo 4.6.2 and 4.6.5, when...

Record: GHSA-4cj8-p6h5-47jq
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

mambo

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Mambo Open Source 4.6.2 - '/administrator/popups/index3pop.php?mosConfig_sitename' Cross-Site Scripting	2008-08-15
Exploit-DB	Mambo Open Source 4.6.2 - '/mambots/editors/mostlyce/' PHP/connector.php?Query String Cross-Site Scripting	2008-08-15

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-3712 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.6) in Mambo, published August 19, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.88%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.