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CVE-2015-2079

Published: Apr 28, 2025Updated: May 14, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-96
9.9CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.0%
Top 41.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Usermin 0.980 through 1.x before 1.660 allows uconfig_save.cgi sig_file_free remote code execution because it uses the two argument (not three argument) form of Perl open.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-96CWE-94

Affected Products

webmin
oss-projectaka virtualmin, usermin
userminOn-premDev Tool
DevTools & CI / ide-editor
Usermin
oss-project
UserminOn-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://code-white.com/blog/2015-05-cve-2015-2079-rce-usermin/
code-white.com
https://code-white.com/public-vulnerability-list/
code-white.com

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