7.5

CVE-1999-1074: webmin

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 09-03-2002Last modified 01-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-1999-1074 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in webmin. EPSS estimates a 1.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.57%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 09-03-2002
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Webmin before 0.5 does not restrict the number of invalid passwords that are entered for a valid username, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges via brute force password cracking.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.57%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

75%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.57% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.57%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Webmin1 product
  • webmin0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.41 | 0.42

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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