PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in SocketMail Lite and Pro 2.2.6 and earlier, when register_globals and magic_quotes are enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the site_path parameter to (1) index.php and (2) inc-common.php.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-2681 is rated High Exploit Risk (70.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.48%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1826 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-05-25 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2025-03-30 | 3.26% | 2.48% | -0.78% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 2.48% | 3.26% | +0.78% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 2.48% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| socketmail | socketmail | <= 2.2.6 | cpe:2.3:a:socketmail:socketmail:*:-:lite:*:*:*:*:* |
| socketmail | socketmail | <= 2.2.6 | cpe:2.3:a:socketmail:socketmail:*:-:professional:*:*:*:*:* |