PT-2024-9844 · Webmin+1 · Webmin+1

Ptrstr · Published 2024-03-28 · Updated 2025-10-28 · CVE-2024-12828

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.9

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Webmin (affected versions not specified)

Description: This issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Webmin. Authentication is required to exploit this issue. The specific flaw exists within the handling of CGI requests, resulting from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this issue to execute code in the context of root. It is estimated that around a million servers are exposed to this issue.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

RCE

Improper Neutralization

Special Elements Injection

OS Command Injection

Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-707

CWE-74

CWE-78

CWE-77

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-11622

CVE-2024-12828

ZDI-24-1725

Affected Products

Red Os

Webmin

References · 28

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12828 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-12828 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1725 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-11622 · Security Note
• https://github.com/webmin/authentic-theme/commit/61e5b10227b50407e3c6ac494ffbd4385d1b59df · Vendor Advisory, Patch
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1873779187086967128 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/13945 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cyberkendra/1768 · Note
• https://twitter.com/TweetThreatNews/status/1871608120427819140 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/Dinosn/status/1871422606823555265 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/hir0ot/status/1876557852984455243 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/fofabot/status/1871448109727023305 · Twitter Post
• https://vuldb.com/?id.289119 · Note
• https://twitter.com/TheZDIBugs/status/1876393692610572342 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CveFindCom/status/1873776424743477544 · Twitter Post