CVEvulnerability
CVE-2019-12840
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2019-06-15
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-78
Description
In Webmin through 1.910, any user authorized to the "Package Updates" module can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via the data parameter to update.cgi.
Affected configurations
• webmin webmin (<= 1.910)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153372/Webmin-1.910-Remote-Command-Execution.html packetstormsecurity.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108790 www.securityfocus.com
- https://pentest.com.tr/exploits/Webmin-1910-Package-Updates-Remote-Command-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46984 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153372/Webmin-1.910-Remote-Command-Execution.html packetstormsecurity.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108790 www.securityfocus.com
- https://pentest.com.tr/exploits/Webmin-1910-Package-Updates-Remote-Command-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46984 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry