Vulnerability in Webmin
CVE-2022-36446
software/apt-lib.pl in Webmin before 1.997 lacks HTML escaping for a UI command.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.959 (99.9th percentile), scored .
Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — among the top 0.1% most-likely-to-be-exploited CVEs. 100th percentile — 99.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.960 · newest: 0.959 · change: -0.001
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/13f7bf9621a82d93f1e9dbd838d1e22020221bde (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/webmin/webmin/compare/1.996...1.997 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/167894/Webmin-1.996-Remote-Code-Execution.html (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50998 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- gist.github.com/emirpolatt/cf19d6c0128fa3e25ebb47e09243919b (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/168049/Webmin-Package-Updates-Command-Injection.h… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-36446?
- CVE-2022-36446 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Webmin, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-07-25.
- How severe is CVE-2022-36446?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-36446 known to be exploited?
- 25 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.