Webmin up to 1.1.40 Configuration File privileges management

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Webmin. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Configuration File. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-1177. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Webmin (Software Management Software). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Configuration File. The manipulation with an unknown input 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:

Unknown vulnerability in (1) Webmin and (2) Usermin before 1.200 causes Webmin to change permissions and ownership of configuration files, with unknown impact.

The weakness was published 05/02/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1177 since 04/19/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/07/2018). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 108547 (Webmin < 1.200 Unauthorized Configuration File Access), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11887 (Webmin prior to 1.500 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 1.200 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20607), Tenable (108547), SecurityFocus (BID 13205†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1013723†). Similar entries are available at VDB-696, VDB-1756, VDB-1755 and VDB-2338. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Software Management Software

Name

• Webmin

Version

• 0.4
• 0.5
• 0.6
• 0.7
• 0.80
• 0.90
• 0.91
• 0.92
• 0.93
• 0.94
• 0.95
• 0.96
• 0.97
• 0.98
• 0.99
• 1.0.00
• 1.0.10
• 1.0.20
• 1.0.30
• 1.0.40
• 1.0.51
• 1.0.60
• 1.0.70
• 1.0.80
• 1.0.90
• 1.1.00
• 1.1.10
• 1.1.20
• 1.1.30
• 1.1.40

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• open-source

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