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Webmin 0.92, when installed from an RPM, creates /var/webmin with insecure permissions (world readable), which could allow local users to read the root user's cookie-based authentication credentials and possibly hijack the root user's session using the credentials

Published Jun 21, 2005

Description

Webmin 0.92, when installed from an RPM, creates /var/webmin with insecure permissions (world readable), which could allow local users to read the root user's cookie-based authentication credentials and possibly hijack the root user's session using the credentials.

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Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

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Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (4)

Change history (0)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 21, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jun 21, 2005
Link CVE-2002-1672
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Link CVE-2002-1672
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2002-1672