CVE-2001-1074

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2001-05-28 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

Webmin: 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.80, 0.83, 0.84

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0262.html
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-019.1.txt
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-059.php3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2795
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6627
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0262.html
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-019.1.txt
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-059.php3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2795
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6627

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