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PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in functions/plugin.php in SquirrelMail 1.4.6 and earlier, if register_globals is enabled and magic…

Published Jun 6, 2006 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

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

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Red Hat

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 4 squirrelmail 1.4.6-7.el4 RHSA-2006:0547
RHEL 3 squirrelmail 1.4.6-7.el3 RHSA-2006:0547

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

GitHub 1 repository

  • karthi-the-hacker/CVE-2006-2842 ★ 3 · Dec 28, 2023

    CVE-2006-2842 is a powerful scanner for bug bounty hunters and penetration testers to discover vulnerabilities in their web applications.

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

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Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

Advisories 1

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