# CVE-2002-1672: Information disclosure in n/a

> Local attackers can read root credentials from insecurely permissioned files to hijack the Webmin root session.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jun 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9582-4m3g-fg43

## What is CVE-2002-1672?

CVE-2002-1672 is a low-severity vulnerability in Webmin Webmin, published on 21 Jun 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Webmin 0.92, when installed from an RPM, creates /var/webmin with insecure permissions (world readable), which could allow local users to read the root user's cookie-based authentication credentials and possibly hijack the root user's session using the credentials.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1672?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Webmin Webmin.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-1672?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1672 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-1672 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1672 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-2002-1672 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-1672 is a low-severity vulnerability in Webmin Webmin, published on 21 Jun 2005. 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-2002-1672 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-2002-1672/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1672/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1672
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1672
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-1672

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1672/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.