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 allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized administrative actions, or execute arbitrary code in conjunction with another vulnerability

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HIGH

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

Published Dec 28, 2006

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 4.35%

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

4.35% 0.04347

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.04347

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (13 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	4.35% (0.04347)	90.92th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	4.15% (0.04155)	89.53th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 20, 2025	26.38% (0.26385)	96.14th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Aug 16, 2025	9.41% (0.09408)	92.46th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 30, 2025	7.98% (0.07980)	91.27th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	12.99% (0.12989)	90.09th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	7.98% (0.07980)	91.46th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	1.36% (0.01363)	86.79th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Sep 23, 2023	1.37% (0.01368)	84.67th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	1.35% (0.01352)	84.06th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	6.52% (0.06523)	91.37th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	6.52% (0.06523)	90.53th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	6.52% (0.06523)	78.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (3)

http://secunia.com/advisories/23476
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21775
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2981
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/23476		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21775		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2981		exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Dec 28, 2006

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Dec 27, 2006

Link CVE-2006-6785

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2006-6785

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2006-6785