Is CVE-2006-4996 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-4996 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-4996?

CVE-2006-4996 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2006-4996

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 2.5%EU EUVD

Unspecified vulnerability in JoomlaLib (com_joomlalib) before 1.2.2 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact, related to "Joomla globals hacked by script kiddies."

Key facts

CVSS score: 10.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score: 2.5% (84th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-4982)
Published: September 26, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-4982 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

joomla / joomlalib
joomla / joomlalib
joomla / joomlalib

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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