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Webmin 0.80 / 0.88 world-writable files

medium Nessus Plugin ID 108535

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Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by a temporary file creation vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported version, the Webmin install hosted on the remote host is 0.80 or 0.88. It is, therefore, affected by an issue in run.cgi which allows for the creation of temporary files with world-writable permissions, which could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Solution

Upgrade to Webmin 0.91 or later.

See Also

https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2795

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 108535

File Name: webmin_0_80_88.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 3/22/2018

Updated: 12/19/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2001-1530

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:webmin:webmin

Required KB Items: www/webmin, Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/31/2001

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/31/2001

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2001-1530