--- title: "CVE-2006-2842\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-2842?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2006-2842 Publication date 6 June 2006 Last updated 4 August 2025 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## 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 ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | squirrelmail | 7.04 feisty | Fixed 1.4.9a-1ubuntu0.1 | | 6.10 edgy | Fixed 1.4.8-1ubuntu0.1 | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 1.4.6-1ubuntu0.1 | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2842) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2842) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2006-2842) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-2842) ### Other references *