CVE-2001-1074 Information disclosure in n/a

High 7.2 Published Updated

Local users can gain privileges by accessing authentication data leaked via environment variables in Webmin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2001-1074?

CVE-2001-1074 is a high-severity vulnerability in Webmin Webmin, published on 25 Jun 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1074?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Webmin Webmin.

How do I fix CVE-2001-1074?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1074 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2001-1074 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1074 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Webmin Webmin vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jq2r-96cm-ch8h.

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