VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2004-0559
The maketemp.pl script in Usermin 1.070 and 1.080 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files at install time via a symlink attack on the /tmp/.usermin directory.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.36%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The maketemp.pl script in Usermin 1.070 and 1.080 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files at install time via a symlink attack on the /tmp/.usermin directory.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 30th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- usermin/usermin · webmin/webmin · mandrakesoft/mandrake linux · mandrakesoft/mandrake linux corporate server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12488/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-15.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11153Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.webmin.com/uchanges-1.089.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17299
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12488/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-15.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11153Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.webmin.com/uchanges-1.089.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17299
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.