Webmin CGI command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Webmin. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component CGI Handler. Performing a manipulation results in command injection. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-12828. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Webmin (unknown version). This affects an unknown code block of the component CGI Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Webmin CGI Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Webmin. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of CGI requests. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-22346.

It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-12828 since 12/19/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying the patch 61e5b10227b50407e3c6ac494ffbd4385d1b59df is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 61e5b10227b50407e3c6ac494ffbd4385d1b59df

Timelineinfo

12/19/2024 🔍
12/20/2024 +1 days 🔍
12/20/2024 +0 days 🔍
08/14/2025 +237 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ZDI-24-1725
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-12828 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-12828
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-289119

Entryinfo

Created: 12/20/2024 23:12
Updated: 08/14/2025 22:55
Changes: 12/20/2024 23:12 (54), 12/30/2024 18:31 (12), 08/14/2025 22:55 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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