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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 28, 2001· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2001-1074

CVE-2001-1074

Description

Webmin 0.84 and earlier does not properly clear the HTTP_AUTHORIZATION environment variable when the web server is restarted, which makes authentication information available to all CGI programs and allows local users to gain privileges.

Affected products

6
  • Webmin/Webmin6 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:0.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:0.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:0.84:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

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References

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