CVE-2006-2842
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…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 47.2%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 47.20% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 2 June 2006
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- squirrelmail/squirrelmail
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 44.0% on 28 September 2026 to 47.2% on 26 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060703-01-U.asc
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20406Patch, Vendor Advisory
- 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-STABLEPatch
- 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/18231Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159
- http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2006-06-01Patch
- 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
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060703-01-U.asc
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20406Patch, Vendor Advisory
- 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-STABLEPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.