CVE-2024-12828 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-12828: Webmin CGI Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Webmin
Product Webmin
Weakness CWE-78
Published December 30, 2024
Last update December 30, 2024
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CVSS base score

9.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 30, 2024 CVE published
December 30, 2024 Record updated