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Webmin < 0.5 Brute Force Vulnerability

medium Nessus Plugin ID 108534

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Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by security issue which may allow for brute force attacks.

Description

According to its self-reported version, the Webmin install hosted on the remote host is prior to version 0.5. It is, therefore, affected by an issue which would allow attackers to more easily brute force a password

Solution

Upgrade to Webmin 0.5 or later.

See Also

https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98

http://www.webmin.com/changes.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 108534

File Name: webmin_0_5.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 3/22/2018

Updated: 11/8/2019

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:webmin:webmin

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, www/webmin

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/31/1998

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/31/1998

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-1999-1074

BID: 98