VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-4246
Usermin before 1.220 (20060629) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, possibly related to chfn/save.cgi not properly handling an empty shell parameter, which results in changing root's shell instead of the shell of a specified user.
LOW 3.6EPSS 0.88%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.88%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Usermin before 1.220 (20060629) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, possibly related to chfn/save.cgi not properly handling an empty shell parameter, which results in changing root's shell instead of the shell of a specified user.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.88% probability · 57th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- usermin/usermin
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21968Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21981Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1509145&group_id=17457&atid=485894Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1177Patch
- http://www.osreviews.net/reviews/admin/usermin
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18574Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3668
- http://www.webmin.com/uchanges.htmlPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29010
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21968Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21981Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1509145&group_id=17457&atid=485894Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1177Patch
- http://www.osreviews.net/reviews/admin/usermin
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18574Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3668
- http://www.webmin.com/uchanges.htmlPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29010
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.