CVE-2006-6786 Code injection in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary PHP code via the email parameter in Open Newsletter, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-6786?

CVE-2006-6786 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Dec 2006. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Open Newsletter 2.5 and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary PHP code by inserting the code into the email parameter to (1) subscribe.php or (2) unsubscribe.php.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6786?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Open Newsletter Open Newsletter.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6786?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6786 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2006-6786 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6786 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-624v-9wf2-xxfc.

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