CVE-2006-4246

LowCVSS 3.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 3.6/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 19, 2006
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2006-4246: Low severity, CVSS 3.6 | Vulnix