# CVE-2006-5262: Command injection in n/a

> Authenticated users can inject CRLF sequences to execute arbitrary IMAP commands, potentially escalating privileges or executing code.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Oct 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p8h5-3rhg-9c2x

## What is CVE-2006-5262?

CVE-2006-5262 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Oct 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

CRLF injection vulnerability in lib/session.php in Hastymail 1.5 and earlier before 20061008 allows remote authenticated users to send arbitrary IMAP commands via a CRLF sequence in a mailbox name.  NOTE: the attack crosses privilege boundaries if the IMAP server configuration prevents a user from establishing a direct IMAP session.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5262?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hastymail Hastymail.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-5262?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5262 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-5262 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-5262 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Hastymail 1.x - IMAP SMTP Command Injection (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-5313](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5313/): Command injection in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2004-2704](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2704/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-5262 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-5262 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Oct 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-5262 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5262/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5262/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5262
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5262
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-5262

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5262/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.