CVE-2005-1177 Unknown vulnerability in (1) Webmin and (2) Usermin before 1.200 causes Webmin to change permissions and ownership of configuration files, with unknown impact.
Critical 10.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-1177 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2005-1177 is a critical vulnerability in Webmin Webmin, published on 19 Apr 2005.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1177 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-2005-1177/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1177/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-1177?
CVE-2005-1177 is a critical vulnerability in Webmin Webmin, published on 19 Apr 2005.
Official description
Unknown vulnerability in (1) Webmin and (2) Usermin before 1.200 causes Webmin to change permissions and ownership of configuration files, with unknown impact.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1177?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Usermin Usermin, Webmin Webmin.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1177?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1177 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-1177 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1177 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Webmin Webmin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2hjw-h4fr-9x35.