(1) Webmin 0.96 and (2) Usermin 0.90 with password timeouts enabled allow local and possibly remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges via certain control characters in the authentication information, which can force Webmin or Usermin to accept arbitrary username/session ID combinations
Published Jul 26, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.85%
Description
(1) Webmin 0.96 and (2) Usermin 0.90 with password timeouts enabled allow local and possibly remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges via certain control characters in the authentication information, which can force Webmin or Usermin to accept arbitrary username/session ID combinations.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.7
- 0.8
- 0.9
- 0.91
- 0.92
- 0.92.1
- 0.93
- 0.94
- 0.95
- 0.96
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 1.85% (0.01851) | 78.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.85% (0.01851) | 76.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.45% (0.00451) | 61.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00468) | 76.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00468) | 74.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00468) | 72.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00572) | 74.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.62% (0.00622) | 75.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/271466 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9037.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-033.php vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4700 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/271466 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9037.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-033.php | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4700 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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