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CVE-2002-1672

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• Webmin: 0.92, 0.92.1

References

• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/263181
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4328
• http://www.webmin.com/changes.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8595
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/263181
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4328
• http://www.webmin.com/changes.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8595

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