CVE-2006-3274

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-06-28 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Webmin before 1.280, when run on Windows, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via \ (backslash) characters in the URL to certain directories under the web root, such as the image directory.

Affected products

Webmin: through 1.2.70; 1.2.30, 1.2.40, 1.2.50, 1.2.60

References

http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2367974490/index.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20777
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1161
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016375
http://www.lac.co.jp/business/sns/intelligence/SNSadvisory_e/88_e.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438149/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18613
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2493
http://www.webmin.com/changes.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27366
http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2367974490/index.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20777

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