VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2002-1672

CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.36%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2002-12-31
Last modified2026-06-16

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.