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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 6, 2006· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2006-2842

CVE-2006-2842

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

Affected products

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  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 26 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.4.6
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.3_r3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.3_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.4_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.6_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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