CVE-2024-12828
Webmin CGI Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
HIGH 8.8EPSS 33.3%
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.
- Affected
- Webmin
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 8.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v3.0 TRENDMICRO
- 9.9 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS
- 33.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 98th percentile
- Published
- 2024-12-30
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
- fanjm2025-jeremy/CVE-2024-12828-PoC0★ · 2025-12-05
Security advisories
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1725
- webmin/authentic-theme/commit/61e5b10227b50407e3c6ac494ffbd4385d1b59df