What is CVE-2019-15642?

CVE-2019-15642 is a high-severity vulnerability in Webmin, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-08-26.

How severe is CVE-2019-15642?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-15642 known to be exploited?

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

RCE in Webmin

CVE-2019-15642

rpc.cgi in Webmin through 1.920 allows authenticated Remote Code Execution via a crafted object name because unserialise_variable makes an eval call. NOTE: the Webmin_Servers_Index documentation states "RPC can be used to run any command or modify any file on a server, which is why access to it must not be granted to un-trusted Webmin users."

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.380 (98.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Webmin
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-15642?: CVE-2019-15642 is a high-severity vulnerability in Webmin, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-08-26.
How severe is CVE-2019-15642?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-15642 known to be exploited?: 43 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.