CVE-2006-4246

Debian Linux Security Advisory 1177-1

Severity Score

9.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Usermin anterior a 1.220 (20060629) permite a atacantes remotos leer ficheros de su elección, posiblemente relacionado con que chfn/save.cgi no está manejando adecuadamente un parámetro shell vacío, lo cual provoca un cambio al shell de root en vez de al shell del usuario especificado.

Hendrik Weimer discovered that it is possible for a normal user to disable the login shell of the root account via usermin, a web-based administration tool.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2006-08-21 CVE Reserved
2006-09-16 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-05-08 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (9)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.osreviews.net/reviews/admin/usermin	X_refsource_misc
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3668	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29010	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/21981	2017-07-20
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1509145&group_id=17457&atid=485894	2017-07-20
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1177	2017-07-20
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18574	2017-07-20
http://www.webmin.com/uchanges.html	2017-07-20

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/21968	2017-07-20

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				<= 1.210 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version " <= 1.210"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				0.4 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "0.4"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				0.5 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "0.5"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				0.6 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "0.6"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				0.7 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "0.7"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				0.8 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "0.8"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				0.9 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "0.9"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				0.91 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "0.91"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				0.92 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "0.92"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				0.93 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "0.93"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				0.94 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "0.94"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				0.95 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "0.95"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				0.96 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "0.96"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				0.97 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "0.97"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				0.98 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "0.98"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				0.99 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "0.99"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				1.000 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "1.000"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				1.010 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "1.010"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				1.020 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "1.020"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				1.030 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "1.030"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				1.040 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "1.040"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				1.051 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "1.051"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				1.060 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "1.060"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				1.070 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "1.070"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				1.080 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "1.080"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				1.090 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "1.090"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				1.100 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "1.100"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				1.110 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "1.110"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				1.120 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "1.120"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				1.130 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "1.130"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				1.140 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "1.140"		-		Affected
Usermin Search vendor "Usermin"		Usermin Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin"				1.150 Search vendor "Usermin" for product "Usermin" and version "1.150"		-		Affected