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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…
- 6.8MediumCVSS base score
- 3.2%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 12% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.2% · top 12% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References16
- JVN#99776858 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNx_transferred
- 19820 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 22114 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.lac.co.jp/business/sns/intelligence/SNSadvisory_e/89_e.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ADV-2006-3424 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 21690 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1199 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 28338 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 22087 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28337 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:170 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 1016776 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://webmin.com/security.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 22556 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1016777 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- webmin-usermin-source-disclosure(28699) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-4530 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2006-4542)Record last updated .