CVE-2024-12828

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.

CVSS v3.1

8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.0

9.9 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

33.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 98th percentile

Published

2024-12-30

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• fanjm2025-jeremy/CVE-2024-12828-PoC

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2024-12824
• CVE-2024-12841
• CVE-2024-12812
• CVE-2024-12842
• CVE-2024-12808
• CVE-2024-12843