# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Mar 2002
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gwfg-h74f-g6gq

## 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: 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.

## 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

- [CVE-2019-15107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15107/): Webmin Command Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2002-2201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2201/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2001-1196](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1196/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-12828](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12828/): Webmin CGI Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-36446](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36446/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-1999-1074 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1074 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Webmin Webmin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1074/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1074/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-1074
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1074
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-1999-1074

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1074/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.