Vulnerability in Webmin
CVE-2001-1074
Webmin 0.84 and earlier does not properly clear the HTTP_AUTHORIZATION environment variable when the web server is restarted, which makes authentication information available to all CGI programs and allows local users to gain privileges.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (41.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Webmin — versions 0.5, 0.6, 0.7
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/2795 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0262.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6627 (vdb-entry)
- www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-019.1.txt (Vendor Advisory, vendor-advisory, Patch)
- www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-059.php3 (vendor-advisory, Patch)