# CVE-2004-0583: The account lockout functionality in (1) Webmin 1.140 and (2) Usermin 1.070 does not parse certain character strings, which allows remote at

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-06-23 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The account lockout functionality in (1) Webmin 1.140 and (2) Usermin 1.070 does not parse certain character strings, which allows remote attackers to conduct a brute force attack to guess user IDs and passwords.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10474
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-526
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16334
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10523
- http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:074
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108737059313829&w=2
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200406-15.xml
- http://www.webmin.com/changes-1.150.html
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200406-12.xml
- http://www.lac.co.jp/security/csl/intelligence/SNSadvisory_e/75_e.html

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