CVE-2006-6785 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in Open Newsletter versions 2.5 and earlier, specifically within the settings.php and subscribers.php scripts. The flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to perform administrative actions or execute arbitrary code due to the scripts failing to exit properly after authentication failure. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog and lacking active exploitation intelligence, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and its EPSS score indicates a moderate likelihood of exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:open_newsletter:open_newsletter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:open_newsletter:open_newsletter:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.