CVE-2002-1672
N/A
Published: June 21, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:59 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWebmin
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
Webmin 0.92, when installed from an RPM, creates /var/webmin with insecure permissions (world readable), which could allow local users to read the root user's cookie-based authentication credentials and possibly hijack the root user's session using the credentials.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/263181VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8595Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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