Dangerous file upload in Webmin - CVE-2019-9624
Published: March 8, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17929
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9624
CWE-ID: CWE-434
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Webmin
Affected software:
Webmin
Webmin
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the application allows uploading of .cgi files via the /updown/upload.cgi URL. A remote authenticated attacker with Java file manager and Upload and Download privileges can upload and execute arbitrary .cgi file on the server with root privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-9624
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.