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CVE-2003-0101


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.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2003-0101 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from engardelinux, from usermin, from webmin organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2003, 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

2003-03-03T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application engardelinux guardian_digital_webtool 1.2 Yes
Application usermin usermin 0.4 Yes
Application usermin usermin 0.5 Yes
Application usermin usermin 0.6 Yes
Application usermin usermin 0.7 Yes
Application usermin usermin 0.8 Yes
Application usermin usermin 0.9 Yes
Application usermin usermin 0.91 Yes
Application usermin usermin 0.92 Yes
Application usermin usermin 0.93 Yes
Application usermin usermin 0.94 Yes
Application usermin usermin 0.95 Yes
Application usermin usermin 0.96 Yes
Application usermin usermin 0.97 Yes
Application usermin usermin 0.98 Yes
Application usermin usermin 0.99 Yes
Application webmin webmin 1.0.50 Yes
Application webmin webmin 1.0.60 Yes

References

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 engardelinux'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.