CVE DATABASE / CVE-2019-15107
CVE-2019-15107
Webmin Command Injection Vulnerability
CVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL
⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
RANSOMWARE
On the CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2022-03-25.
Federal remediation due 2022-04-15.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Webmin <=1.920. The parameter old in password_change.cgi contains a command injection vulnerability.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| 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 |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Webmin webmin
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References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154141/Webmin-1.920-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154141/Webmin-Remote-Comman-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154197/Webmin-1.920-password_change.cgi-Backdoor.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154485/Webmin-1.920-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.pentest.com.tr/exploits/DEFCON-Webmin-1920-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- http://www.webmin.com/security.html
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/hxx3zmiCkR/webmin-password-change-cgi-command-injection
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47230
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-15107
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2025-11-06. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.