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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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2002-0757 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from usermin, from webmin organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2002, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2002-08-12T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	usermin	usermin	0.7	Yes
Application	usermin	usermin	0.8	Yes
Application	usermin	usermin	0.9	Yes
Application	webmin	webmin	0.91	Yes
Application	webmin	webmin	0.92	Yes
Application	webmin	webmin	0.92.1	Yes
Application	webmin	webmin	0.93	Yes
Application	webmin	webmin	0.94	Yes
Application	webmin	webmin	0.95	Yes
Application	webmin	webmin	0.96	Yes

References

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/271466 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9037.php Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-033.php Patch ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4700 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/271466 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9037.php Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-033.php Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4700 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For usermin's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.