CVE-2019-12840

high

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.

References

https://www.tenable.com/blog/cve-2019-15107-exploit-modules-available-for-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-webmin

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46984

https://pentest.com.tr/exploits/Webmin-1910-Package-Updates-Remote-Command-Execution.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108790

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153372/Webmin-1.910-Remote-Command-Execution.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-06-15

Updated: 2020-08-24

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H