CVE-2011-4338
Shaman 1.0.9: Users can add the line askforpwd=false to his shaman.conf file, without entering...
Shaman 1.0.9: Users can add the line askforpwd=false to his shaman.conf file, without entering the root password in shaman. The next time shaman is run, root privileges are granted despite the fact that the user never entered the root password.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Shaman 1.0.9: Users can add the line askforpwd=false to his shaman.conf file, without entering the root password in shaman. The next time shaman is run, root privileges are granted despite the fact that the user never entered the root password.
- Record
CVE-2011-4338- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Shaman 1.0.9: Users can add the line askforpwd=false to his shaman.conf file, without entering the root password in shaman. The next time shaman is run, root privileges are granted despite the fact that the user never entered the root password.
- Record
CVE-2011-4338- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-4270No score
Shaman 1.0.9: Users can add the line askforpwd=false to his shaman.conf file, without entering the root password in shaman. The next time shaman is run, root privileges are granted despite the fact that the user never entered the root password.
- Record
EUVD-2011-4270- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gx3r-q563-w43qNo score
Shaman 1.0.9: Users can add the line askforpwd=false to his shaman.conf file, without entering...
Shaman 1.0.9: Users can add the line askforpwd=false to his shaman.conf file, without entering the root password in shaman. The next time shaman is run, root privileges are granted despite the fact that the user never entered the root password.
- Record
GHSA-gx3r-q563-w43q- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-4338 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Shaman, published February 12, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.