CVE-2006-4246
Estado: ModificadaBaja (3.6)—
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
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
- Puntuación base: 3.6
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.88%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 58
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- NVD-CWE-Other
Referencias
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21968
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21981
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1509145&group_id=17457&atid=485894
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1177
- http://www.osreviews.net/reviews/admin/usermin
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18574
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3668
- http://www.webmin.com/uchanges.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29010
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21968
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21981
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1509145&group_id=17457&atid=485894
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1177
- http://www.osreviews.net/reviews/admin/usermin
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18574
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3668
- http://www.webmin.com/uchanges.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29010
JSON original (NVD)
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