Description
(1) Webmin 0.96 and (2) Usermin 0.90 with password timeouts enabled allow local and possibly remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges via certain control characters in the authentication information, which can force Webmin or Usermin to accept arbitrary username/session ID combinations.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.5/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/271466Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9037.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-033.phpPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4700Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/271466Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9037.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-033.phpPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4700Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 12, 2002
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified