CVE-2006-5872 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

login.pl in SQL-Ledger before 2.6.21 and LedgerSMB before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code via the "-e" flag in the script parameter, which is used as an argument to the perl program.

Published: 2006-12-18

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dws_systems_inc.:sql-ledger:2.6.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1239-1	New sql-ledger packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD	EUVD-2006-5856	login.pl in SQL-Ledger before 2.6.21 and LedgerSMB before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code via the "-e" flag in the script parameter, which is used as an argument to the perl program.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01495.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/23375
http://secunia.com/advisories/23419
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017391
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1239
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458300/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21634
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5043
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0407

History

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Subscriptions

Dws Systems Inc. Sql-ledger

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:04:55.662Z

Reserved: 2006-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-5872

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-12-18T00:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-5872

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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