Paper/Archive/CVE-2024-12828

CVE-2024-12828

Webmin Webmin — Webmin CGI Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS 9.9 (CNA)9.9 / 10 × 3029.7 Not in CISA KEV+300.0 EPSS percentile 98.4.984 × 2019.7 No public exploit+100.0 SSVC exploitation: none+100.0

Description · from the CVE record

Webmin CGI Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Webmin. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of CGI requests. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-22346.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource

Webminwebmin 2.104–CNA

Scores by source

zdi (CNA)9.9CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

References

refzerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1725 advisorygithub.com/webmin/authentic-theme/commit/61e5b10227b50407e3c6ac494ffbd4385d1b59df