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CVE-2002-23601 exploit

The RPC module in Webmin 0.21 through 0.99, when installed without root or admin privileges, allows remote attackers to read and write to a…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.6%
percentile 90%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

The RPC module in Webmin 0.21 through 0.99, when installed without root or admin privileges, allows remote attackers to read and write to arbitrary files and execute arbitrary commands via remote_foreign_require and remote_foreign_call requests.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.64% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-21765 Webmin 0.x - 'RPC' Privilege Escalation · remote · 2002-08-28

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.09.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/5591 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • derkeiler.com /Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2002-08/0403.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securiteam.com /unixfocus/5CP0R1P80G.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/9983.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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