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CVE-2004-0559
The maketemp.pl script in Usermin 1.070 and 1.080 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files at install time via a symlink attack on…
Low2.1EPSS 0.36%
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- mitre
Description
The maketemp.pl script in Usermin 1.070 and 1.080 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files at install time via a symlink attack on the /tmp/.usermin directory.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.36% · top 70% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- http://www.webmin.com/uchanges-1.089.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 11153 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 12488 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200409-15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- usermin-installation-unspecified(17299) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- 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)
- 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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