CVE-2006-4246 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2006-4246

Usermin before 1.220 (20060629) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

usermin
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 0.91, 0.92, 0.93, 0.94, 0.95, 0.96, 0.97, 0.98, 0.99, 1.000, 1.010, 1.020, 1.030, 1.040, 1.051, 1.060, 1.070, 1.080, 1.090, 1.100, 1.110, 1.120, 1.130, 1.140, 1.150

Timeline

Official Publish: September 19th, 2006
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.