# CVE-2001-1074: Information disclosure in n/a

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

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jun 2002
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jq2r-96cm-ch8h

## 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: 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.

## 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-2001-1074 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1074 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-2001-1074/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1074/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1074
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1074
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2001-1074

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1074/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.