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.
Published: 2006-09-05
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 2.5% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1199-1 New webmin packages fix input validation problems
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-4530 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:14:47.503Z

Reserved: 2006-09-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-4542

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-09-05T23:04:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-4542

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