CVE-2006-2842
HIGHEPSS 99th pctlDescription
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
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20406
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20931
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21159
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21262
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26235
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016209
- 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
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:101
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_17_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0547.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435605/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18231
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159
- http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2006-06-01
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2101
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11670
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