Webmin up to 0.84 HTTP_AUTHORIZATION privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Webmin up to 0.84. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument HTTP_AUTHORIZATION as part of Environment Variable results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2001-1074. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Webmin up to 0.84 (Software Management Software). Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument HTTP_AUTHORIZATION as part of a Environment Variable leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was presented 05/28/2001 (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-1074. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 13875 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : webmin (MDKSA-2001:059)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11887 (Webmin prior to 1.500 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6627), Tenable (13875), SecurityFocus (BID 2795†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4601†). See VDB-17849 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 13875
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : webmin (MDKSA-2001:059)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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05/26/2001 🔍
05/28/2001 +2 days 🔍
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06/20/2001 +23 days 🔍
06/22/2004 +1098 days 🔍
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07/04/2014 +3625 days 🔍
01/12/2025 +3845 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-1074 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1074
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16698
X-Force: 6627
SecurityFocus: 2795 - Webmin Environment Variable Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4601 - Webmin <= 0.85 Allows Obtaining Sensitive Information As The Webmin Login And Password, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 11:18
Updated: 01/12/2025 23:56
Changes: 07/04/2014 11:18 (69), 05/22/2019 15:14 (1), 01/12/2025 23:56 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:54A:103

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