XSS in Usermin

CVE-2006-4542

Webmin before 1.296 and Usermin before 1.226 do not properly handle a URL with a null ("%00") character, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS), read CGI program source code, list directories, and possibly execute programs.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.030 (85.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Usermin — versions 0.4, 0.5, 0.6
  • Webmin — versions 0.1, 0.2, 0.3
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References