CVE-2019-15107
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.997 · 100 %ileexploit · weaponizedEURUUSadded 2022-03-25remediate by 2022-04-15
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Webmin Command Injection Vulnerability
An issue was discovered in Webmin <=1.920. The parameter old in password_change.cgi contains a command injection vulnerability.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9.8–10
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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exploits (45)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- exploit/linux/http/webmin_backdoorWebmin password_change.cgi Backdoorweaponized · metasploit
- EDB-47230Webmin 1.920 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-47293Webmin 1.920 - Remote Code ExecutionPoC · exploit_db
- 0x4r2/Webmin-CVE-2019-15107RCE for Webmin CVE-2019-15107PoC · poc_in_github
- AdministratorGithub/CVE-2019-15107CVE-2019-15107 webmin python3PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (3)
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also known as (4)
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sources
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references (29)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.pentest.com.tr/exploits/DEFCON-Webmin-1920-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.webmin.com/security.htmlcnnvd
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/hxx3zmiCkR/webmin-password-change-cgi-command-injectioncnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15107cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154141/Webmin-1.920-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154141/Webmin-Remote-Comman-Execution.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154197/Webmin-1.920-password/change.cgi-Backdoor.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154197/Webmin-1.920-password_change.cgi-Backdoor.htmlcnnvd
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