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CVE-2002-1672

LOW CVSS: 2.1 Published: 2002-12-31 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Webmin Webmin

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References