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CVE-2006-6785
The (1) settings.php and (2) subscribers.php scripts in Open Newsletter 2.5 and earlier do not exit when authentication fails, which…
High7.5EPSS 4.3%
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- mitre
Description
The (1) settings.php and (2) subscribers.php scripts in Open Newsletter 2.5 and earlier do not exit when authentication fails, which allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized administrative actions, or execute arbitrary code in conjunction with another vulnerability.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.3% · top 8.7% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- 2981 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 23476 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 21775 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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