CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-1074

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Webmin 0.84 and earlier does not properly clear the HTTP_AUTHORIZATION environment variable when the web server is restarted, making authentication information available to all CGI programs.

Risk Assessment

Local users may gain unauthorized privileges, posing a serious security risk to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Webmin to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and ensure proper management of environment variables.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS