MEDIUM
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
Published Sep 5, 2006
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.16%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 1.220
- 0.4
- 0.5
- 0.6
- 0.7
- 0.8
- 0.9
- 0.91
- 0.92
- 0.93
- 0.94
- 0.95
- 0.96
- 0.97
- 0.98
- 0.99
- 1.000
- 1.010
- 1.020
- 1.030
- 1.040
- 1.051
- 1.060
- 1.070
- 1.080
- 1.090
- 1.100
- 1.110
- 1.120
- 1.130
- 1.140
- 1.150
- 1.210
- ≤ 1.2.90
- 0.1
- 0.2
- 0.3
- 0.4
- 0.5
- 0.6
- 0.7
- 0.21
- 0.22
- 0.31
- 0.41
- 0.42
- 0.51
- 0.76
- 0.77
- 0.78
- 0.79
- 0.80
- 0.83
- 0.84
- 0.85
- 0.88
- 0.90
- 0.91
- 0.92
- 0.92.1
- 0.93
- 0.94
- 0.95
- 0.96
- 0.97
- 0.98
- 0.99
- 1.0.00
- 1.0.10
- 1.0.20
- 1.0.30
- 1.0.40
- 1.0.50
- 1.0.51
- 1.0.60
- 1.0.70
- 1.0.80
- 1.0.90
- 1.1.00
- 1.1.10
- 1.1.20
- 1.1.21
- 1.1.30
- 1.1.40
- 1.1.50
- 1.2.20
- 1.2.30
- 1.2.40
- 1.2.50
- 1.2.60
- 1.2.70
- 1.2.80
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.16% 0.03156
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03156
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.16% (0.03156) | 87.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.97% (0.02970) | 85.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 1.65% (0.01655) | 81.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 24, 2025 | 2.85% (0.02849) | 85.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.73% (0.01729) | 81.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.45% (0.02451) | 90.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 17, 2024 | 2.45% (0.02451) | 89.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 10, 2023 | 2.00% (0.01997) | 87.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 2.03% (0.02030) | 87.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 17, 2023 | 1.50% (0.01502) | 85.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2023 | 1.77% (0.01767) | 86.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | 1.74% (0.01736) | 86.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2023 | 1.26% (0.01256) | 83.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 18, 2023 | 1.35% (0.01348) | 84.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.15% (0.01150) | 82.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 83.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 66.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (16)
- http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2399776858/index.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21690 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22087 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22114 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22556 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016776 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016777 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://webmin.com/security.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1199 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.lac.co.jp/business/sns/intelligence/SNSadvisory_e/89_e.html x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:170 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.osvdb.org/28337 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.osvdb.org/28338 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19820 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3424 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28699 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 5, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 5, 2006
Link CVE-2006-4542
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a