PT-2015-5252 · Jamie Cameron · Webmin

Published 2015-02-10 · Updated 2015-02-11 · CVE-2015-1377

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Webmin version 1.720

Description The issue allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified file in the Read Mail module.

Recommendations For Webmin version 1.720, consider restricting access to the Read Mail module until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, monitor file system changes closely to detect potential symlink attacks.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-1377

Affected Products

Webmin

References · 4

• http://webmin.com/changes.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1377 · Security Note
• http://webmin.com/security.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/62157 · Note