What is CVE-2019-15641?

CVE-2019-15641 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webmin, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-08-26.

How severe is CVE-2019-15641?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-15641 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XXE in Webmin

CVE-2019-15641

xmlrpc.cgi in Webmin through 1.930 allows authenticated XXE attacks. By default, only root, admin, and sysadm can access xmlrpc.cgi.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.015 (70.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Webmin
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-15641?: CVE-2019-15641 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webmin, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-08-26.
How severe is CVE-2019-15641?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-15641 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.