HIGH
Directory traversal vulnerability in edit_action.cgi of Webmin Directory 0.91 allows attackers to gain privileges via a '..' (dot dot) in the argument
Published Mar 15, 2002
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 9.78%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in edit_action.cgi of Webmin Directory 0.91 allows attackers to gain privileges via a '..' (dot dot) in the argument.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
9.78% 0.09778
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.09778
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.78% (0.09778) | 95.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.78% (0.09778) | 94.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.92% (0.03924) | 87.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.21% (0.07211) | 85.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.92% (0.03924) | 87.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.93% (0.00933) | 83.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 13, 2024 | 0.93% (0.00933) | 82.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 24, 2023 | 1.25% (0.01249) | 83.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.35% (0.01346) | 84.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://marc.info/?l=webmin-l&m=100865390306103&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7711.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/245980 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3698 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=webmin-l&m=100865390306103&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7711.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/245980 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3698 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 15, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Mar 15, 2002
Link CVE-2001-1196
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a