CVE-2002-1672

high

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8595

http://www.webmin.com/changes.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4328

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/263181

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-12-31

Updated: 2017-07-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High