CVE-1999-1074 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can gain privileges via brute force password cracking due to lack of rate limiting on invalid password attempts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1074?
CVE-1999-1074 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Webmin Webmin, published on 9 Mar 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Webmin before 0.5 does not restrict the number of invalid passwords that are entered for a valid username, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges via brute force password cracking.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1074?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Webmin Webmin.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1074?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1074 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-1999-1074 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1074 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Webmin Webmin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gwfg-h74f-g6gq.