CVE-2006-4246 describes a local file disclosure vulnerability in Usermin versions prior to 1.220. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary files due to improper handling of an empty shell parameter in chfn/save.cgi, which inadvertently modifies the root user's shell. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 3.6, indicating local access is required for exploitation and the primary impact is partial confidentiality and availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.210CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
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