miniserv.pl in (1) Webmin before 1.070 and (2) Usermin before 1.000 does not properly…
Priority MEDIUM 59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
miniserv.pl in (1) Webmin before 1.070 and (2) Usermin before 1.000 does not properly handle metacharacters such as line feeds and carriage returns (CRLF) in Base-64 encoded strings during Basic authentication, which allows remote attackers to spoof a session ID and gain root privileges.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.15469 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 18
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:engardelinux:guardian_digital_webtool:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | Engardelinux |
| cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4 | Vulnerable | Usermin |
| cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5 | Vulnerable | Usermin |
| cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6 | Vulnerable | Usermin |
| cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7 | Vulnerable | Usermin |
| cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8 | Vulnerable | Usermin |
| cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9 | Vulnerable | Usermin |
| cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.91 | Vulnerable | Usermin |
| cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.92 | Vulnerable | Usermin |
| cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.93 | Vulnerable | Usermin |
- cpe:2.3:a:engardelinux:guardian_digital_webtool:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Engardelinux
- cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4 Vulnerable ·Usermin
- cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5 Vulnerable ·Usermin
- cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6 Vulnerable ·Usermin
- cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7 Vulnerable ·Usermin
- cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8 Vulnerable ·Usermin
- cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 Vulnerable ·Usermin
- cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.91 Vulnerable ·Usermin
- cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.92 Vulnerable ·Usermin
- cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.93 Vulnerable ·Usermin
Show 8 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.94 | Vulnerable | Usermin |
| cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.95 | Vulnerable | Usermin |
| cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.96 | Vulnerable | Usermin |
| cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.97:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.97 | Vulnerable | Usermin |
| cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.98:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.98 | Vulnerable | Usermin |
| cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.99 | Vulnerable | Usermin |
| cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:1.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.50 | Vulnerable | Webmin |
| cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:1.0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.60 | Vulnerable | Webmin |
- cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.94 Vulnerable ·Usermin
- cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.95 Vulnerable ·Usermin
- cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.96 Vulnerable ·Usermin
- cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.97:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.97 Vulnerable ·Usermin
- cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.98:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.98 Vulnerable ·Usermin
- cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99 Vulnerable ·Usermin
- cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:1.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.50 Vulnerable ·Webmin
- cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:1.0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.60 Vulnerable ·Webmin
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0101
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hm72-qxg7-34pg
References
Other 6
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/gentoo_advisory-2886.html
- 20030224 GLSA: usermin (200302-14)
- 20030224 [SNS Advisory No.62] Webmin/Usermin Session ID Spoofing Vulnerability "Episode 2"
- http://marc.info/?l=webmin-announce&m=104587858408101&w=2
- 20030224 Webmin 1.050 - 1.060 remote exploit
- http://www.lac.co.jp/security/english/snsadv_e/62_e.html
Sources
- CVE-2003-0101 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-0101 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hm72-qxg7-34pg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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