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CVE-2013-2562

Published: Jun 9, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-255
2.1LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 62.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Mambo CMS 4.6.5 stores the MySQL database password in cleartext in the document root, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:PI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-255

Affected Products

mambo cmsmambo-foundation
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
n/an/a
mambo-foundationoss-projectWeb & CMS Pluginsaka mambo, mambo cms, com musica

Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/108462/mambocms465-permdosdisclose.txt
packetstormsecurity.com
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q1/689
seclists.org
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/mambo_cms_4.6.5.html
vapid.dhs.org

Timeline

Published
Jun 9, 2014
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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