Webmin/Usermin 1.070/1.140 Account Lockout improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Webmin and Usermin 1.070/1.140. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Account Lockout. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2004-0583. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Webmin and Usermin 1.070/1.140 (Software Management Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Account Lockout. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The account lockout functionality in (1) Webmin 1.140 and (2) Usermin 1.070 does not parse certain character strings, which allows remote attackers to conduct a brute force attack to guess user IDs and passwords.

The weakness was published 08/06/2004 by Keigo Yamazaki as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.info. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0583 since 06/18/2004. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14526 (GLSA-200406-15 : Usermin: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11887 (Webmin prior to 1.500 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16334), Tenable (14526), SecurityFocus (BID 10523†), Secunia (SA11794†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8464†). Similar entries are available at VDB-696, VDB-1756, VDB-1755 and VDB-2338. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 14526
Nessus Name: GLSA-200406-15 : Usermin: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 53217
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 526-1 (webmin)
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12/05/2014 +3446 days 🔍
06/30/2021 +2399 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.info
Researcher: Keigo Yamazaki
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0583 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0583
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22045
X-Force: 16334
SecurityFocus: 10523 - Webmin And Usermin Account Lockout Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 11794 - Webmin / Usermin Security Restriction Bypass Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 8464 - DoS in Webmin and Usermin via Incorrect Username or Password, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2014 15:46
Updated: 06/30/2021 07:15
Changes: 12/05/2014 15:46 (70), 07/14/2017 11:41 (7), 06/30/2021 07:15 (2)
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