# CVE-2005-0427: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can obtain the encrypted root password from Webmin package files, potentially leading to account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Feb 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-36qf-rhcc-gx9q

## What is CVE-2005-0427?

CVE-2005-0427 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The ebuild of Webmin before 1.170-r3 on Gentoo Linux includes the encrypted root password in the miniserv.users file when building a tbz2 of the webmin package, which allows remote attackers to obtain and possibly crack the encrypted password.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0427?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gentoo Webmin.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-0427?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0427 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-0427 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0427 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2012-4893](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4893/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2012-2982](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2982/): Command injection in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2012-2981](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2981/): Code injection in n/a (medium 6.0)
- [CVE-2012-2983](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2983/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-0427 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-0427 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Feb 2005. 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-2005-0427 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2005-0427/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0427/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0427
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0427
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-0427

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0427/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.