CVE-2006-4246

Published: Sep 19, 2006Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other

3.6LOW

NVD MITRE

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAccess Vector

Local

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:NIntegrity

None

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

usermin

oss-project

userminOn-prem

Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/21968

secunia.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/21981

secunia.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18574

securityfocus.com

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