CVE-2006-2842

Public Exploit

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in functions/plugin.php in SquirrelMail 1.4.6 and earlier, if register_globals is enabled and magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the plugins array parameter. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by third parties, who state that Squirrelmail provides prominent warnings to the administrator when register_globals is enabled. Since the varieties of administrator negligence are uncountable, perhaps this type of issue should not be included in CVE. However, the original developer has posted a security advisory, so there might be relevant real-world environments under which this vulnerability is applicable

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.91% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_17_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18231	vdb entry exploit
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html	vendor advisory
http://squirrelmail.cvs.sourceforge.net/squirrelmail/squirrelmail/functions/global.php?r1=1.27.2.16&r2=1.27.2.17&view=patch&pathrev=SM-1_4-STABLE	patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435605/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/21262	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0547.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20406	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016209	vdb entry
http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2006-06-01	patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2101	vdb entry
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172
http://secunia.com/advisories/21159	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159	vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:101	vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060703-01-U.asc	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11670	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/26235	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20931	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2842?: CVE-2006-2842 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2842?: To fix CVE-2006-2842, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-2842 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2842 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.