CVE-2006-6786

Open Newsletter <2.5 - Command Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-6786. PoCs published by BlackHawk.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets Open Newsletter <= 2.* and includes multiple attack vectors: subscriber email retrieval, credential retrieval, and remote command execution. It leverages weak session validation and file inclusion vulnerabilities to achieve RCE.

Description

Open Newsletter 2.5 and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary PHP code by inserting the code into the email parameter to (1) subscribe.php or (2) unsubscribe.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by BlackHawk · phpwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2981

This exploit targets Open Newsletter <= 2.* and includes multiple attack vectors: subscriber email retrieval, credential retrieval, and remote command execution. It leverages weak session validation and file inclusion vulnerabilities to achieve RCE.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce | Info Leak | Auth Bypass
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Open Newsletter <= 2.*
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target · Open Newsletter installation with default or weak configurations
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2981
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21775

Scores

EPSS 0.0172
EPSS Percentile 74.6%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
open_newsletter/open_newsletter 2.0
open_newsletter/open_newsletter < 2.5
Published Dec 28, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026