CVE

Id
4000  
CVE No.
CVE-2001-1196  
Status
Candidate  
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in edit_action.cgi of Webmin Directory 0.91 allows attackers to gain privileges via a ".." (dot dot) in the argument.  
Phase
Proposed (20020315)  
Votes
ACCEPT(1) Frech | NOOP(5) Cole, Foat, Green, Wall, Ziese  
Comments
Green> SINCE ROOT PRIVILEGES ARE REQUIRED TO USE THE TOOL, WHAT FURTHER | ESCALATION OF PRIVILEGE CAN OBTAINED?