Webmin "dot dot" directory traversal
| webmin-dot-directory-traversal (7711) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Webmin could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the Web server. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (../) to traverse directories and view any known file on the server.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
No remedy available as of May 1, 2013.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Dec 17 2001 - 09:05:05 CST: webmin 0.91 ../.. Problem.
- Webmin Web site: Webmin.
- BID-3698: Webmin Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2001-1196: Directory traversal vulnerability in edit_action.cgi of Webmin Directory 0.91 allows attackers to gain privileges via a '..' (dot dot) in the argument.
- OSVDB ID: 8959: Webmin Directory edit_action.cgi Double Dot Traversal Arbitrary File Access
Platforms Affected:
- Connectiva Linux
- Corel Linux
- Debian Debian Linux
- Digital OSF/1
- FreeBSD FreeBSD
- Gentoo Webmin 0.91
- IBM AIX 4.3
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux
- NetBSD NetBSD
- OpenBSD OpenBSD
- RedHat Linux
- SCO Caldera OpenLinux
- SCO Caldera OpenLinux eServer 2.3
- SCO SCO UnixWare 2.0.x
- SCO SCO UnixWare 7.0.0
- Slackware Slackware Linux
- Sun Linux
- SUSE SuSE Linux
- Turbolinux Turbolinux
Reported:
Dec 17, 2001
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