CVE-2001-1196 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 9.8% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in edit_action.cgi of Webmin Directory 0.91 allows attackers to gain privileges via a '..' (dot dot) in the argument.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 9.78% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-12-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| webmin | webmin |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | webmin 0.91 - Directory Traversal | 2001-12-17 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=webmin-l&m=100865390306103&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7711.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/245980
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3698
- http://marc.info/?l=webmin-l&m=100865390306103&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7711.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/245980
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3698
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