Actively exploited · Published Aug 16, 2019 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2019-15107
Critical 9.8 Exploited Ransomware
In plain English
A critical-severity OS command injection in Webmin from Webmin. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on March 25, 2022). It has been used in ransomware campaigns. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 99.7% (higher than 99.9% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit, Nuclei, public proof-of-concept code. Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA guidance
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Federal agencies must remediate by Apr 15, 2022.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Webmin <=1.920. The parameter old in password_change.cgi contains a command injection vulnerability.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- http://www.webmin.com/security.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47230 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.pentest.com.tr/exploits/DEFCON-Webmin-1920-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154141/Webmin-Remote-Comman-Execution.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154141/Webmin-1.920-Remote-Command-Execution.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154197/Webmin-1.920-password_change.cgi-Backdoor.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154485/Webmin-1.920-Remote-Code-Execution.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/hxx3zmiCkR/webmin-password-change-cgi-command-injection x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-15107 government-resource