CVE-2006-5872

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Published Dec 18, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

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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

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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.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 1.8% (1.770% probability within 30 days)

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

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:04 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 18, 2006, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:04 PM
Reserved: Nov 14, 2006, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:32 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 18, 2006, 12:28 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:32 PM

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