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CVE-2001-1196

Directory traversal vulnerability in edit_action.cgi of Webmin Directory 0.91 allows attackers to gain privileges via a

Directory traversal vulnerability in edit_action.cgi of Webmin Directory 0.91 allows attackers to gain privileges via a '..' (dot dot) in the argument.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.03792
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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webminall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
remotewebmin 0.91 - Directory Traversalverified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 3698www.securityfocus.com
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

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snort-communitySERVER-WEBAPP Webmin Directory edit_action.cgi accessweb-application-activity
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline

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HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD17 Dec 2001 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://marc.info/?l=webmin-l&m=100865390306103&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7711.phpVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/245980Vendor Advisory
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