CVE-2006-2609

artmedic newsletter 4.1.2 and possibly other versions, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary files and execute arbitrary PHP code via the email parameter to newsletter_log.php. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Published: 2006-05-25 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-2609 is rated Moderate Risk (42/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.07%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2609

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.61% 1.07% +0.46%
2 2025-03-17 0.28% 0.61% +0.33%
3 2023-03-07 0.28%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-2609

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-2609

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-2609

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
artmedic_webdesign artmedic_newsletter 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:artmedic_webdesign:artmedic_newsletter:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-2609

cvelogic Threat Intelligence