CVE-2003-0101 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can spoof session IDs via CRLF injection in Basic authentication to gain root privileges on Webmin or Usermin servers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0101?
CVE-2003-0101 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Webmin Webmin, published on 26 Feb 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
miniserv.pl in (1) Webmin before 1.070 and (2) Usermin before 1.000 does not properly handle metacharacters such as line feeds and carriage returns (CRLF) in Base-64 encoded strings during Basic authentication, which allows remote attackers to spoof a session ID and gain root privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0101?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Engardelinux Guardian Digital Webtool, Usermin Usermin, Webmin Webmin.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0101?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2003-0101 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0101 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as DSA-319, GHSA-hm72-qxg7-34pg.