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CVE-2002-0757

(1) Webmin 0.96 and (2) Usermin 0.90 with password timeouts enabled allow local and possibly remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges via certain control characters in the authentication information, which can force Webmin or Usermin to accept arbitrary username/session ID combinations.

Severity
High 7.5
Published
12 Aug 2002
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
1.9% in the next 30 daysHigher than 79% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data · Change some data · Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
WebminServers and applications · cpe:a:webmin:webmin
  • Version 0.96
  • Version 0.95
  • Version 0.94
  • Version 0.93
All 7 release lines
  • Version 0.91
  • Version 0.92
  • Version 0.92.1
  • Version 0.93
  • Version 0.94
  • Version 0.95
  • Version 0.96

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0757
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0757