CVE-2002-1672 describes a local information disclosure vulnerability in Webmin 0.92 when installed via RPM. Insecure permissions on the /var/webmin directory allow local users to read the root user's cookie-based authentication credentials. This could lead to session hijacking of the root user. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a potential impact of partial confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.92CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.92.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:0.92.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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