Vulnerability in Webmin
CVE-2022-30708
Webmin through 1.991, when the Authentic theme is used, allows remote code execution when a user has been manually created (i.e., not created in Virtualmin or Cloudmin). This occurs because settings-editor_write.cgi does not properly restrict the file parameter.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.036 (89.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.036 · newest: 0.036 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- github.com/webmin/webmin/issues/1635 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/esp0xdeadbeef/rce_webmin (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.twitch.tv/videos/1483029790 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/webmin/webmin/releases (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- github.com/webmin/authentic-theme/releases (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- webmin.com/changes.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/6a2334bf8b27d55c7edf0b2825cd14f3f8a69d4d (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/esp0xdeadbeef/rce_webmin/blob/main/exploit.py (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-30708?
- CVE-2022-30708 is a high-severity vulnerability in Webmin. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-05-15.
- How severe is CVE-2022-30708?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.