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CVE-2006-6785

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2006-12-28 · updated 2026-06-16

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

• Open Newsletter: through 2.5; 2.0

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/23476
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21775
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2981
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23476
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21775
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2981

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