CVE-2006-6785: Open Newsletter

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 4.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 Open Newsletter: up to and including 2.5; version 2.0 only

Published 2006-12-28. Last modified 2026-06-16.