CVE-2019-12840 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2019-06-15

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 87.9% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.87938.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153372/Webmin-1.910-Remote-Command-Execution.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108790
https://pentest.com.tr/exploits/Webmin-1910-Package-Updates-Remote-Command-Execution.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46984

History

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Subscriptions

Webmin Webmin

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-06-15T19:52:10.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T23:32:55.415Z

Reserved: 2019-06-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-12840

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-06-15T20:29:00.287

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:23:41.737

Link: CVE-2019-12840

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-78

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