CVE-2006-2738

HIGH 7.5CVE-2006-2738 · Published 01/06/2006 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2006-2738 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting open-xchange (open-xchange).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.8%, higher than 78.6% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
open-xchange open-xchange	`= 0.8.1.6≤ 0.8.2`	No fix yet

Description

The open source version of Open-Xchange 0.8.2 and earlier uses a static default username and password with a valid login shell in the initfile for the ldap-server, which allows remote attackers to access any server where the default has not been changed.

References

secunia.com/advisories/20323 · Patch
securityreason.com/securityalert/1012
golem.de/0605/45407.html · Patch
open-xchange.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi · Patch
securityfocus.com/archive/1/435198/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com/bid/18115
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2037
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26761

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