CVE-2019-15107
Webmin Command Injection Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 15 April 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
An issue was discovered in Webmin <=1.920. The parameter old in password_change.cgi contains a command injection vulnerability.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 99.71% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 12 August 2019
- CISA KEV
- Listed 25 March 2022 · due 15 April 2022 · used in ransomware campaigns
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- webmin/webmin
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 99.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15107
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154141/Webmin-1.920-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154141/Webmin-Remote-Comman-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154197/Webmin-1.920-password_change.cgi-Backdoor.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154485/Webmin-1.920-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.pentest.com.tr/exploits/DEFCON-Webmin-1920-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.webmin.com/security.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/hxx3zmiCkR/webmin-password-change-cgi-command-injectionThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47230Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154141/Webmin-1.920-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154141/Webmin-Remote-Comman-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154197/Webmin-1.920-password_change.cgi-Backdoor.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154485/Webmin-1.920-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.pentest.com.tr/exploits/DEFCON-Webmin-1920-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.webmin.com/security.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/hxx3zmiCkR/webmin-password-change-cgi-command-injectionThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47230Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-15107US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.