CVE-2001-1196 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2002-03-15

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 3.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-1177	Directory traversal vulnerability in edit_action.cgi of Webmin Directory 0.91 allows attackers to gain privileges via a '..' (dot dot) in the argument.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

The EPSS score is 0.03792.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=webmin-l&m=100865390306103&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7711.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/245980
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3698

History

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Subscriptions

Webmin Webmin

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-15T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:44:08.283Z

Reserved: 2002-03-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-1196

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-12-17T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-1196

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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