Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Webmin - CVE-2024-36451
Published: July 15, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94336
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36451
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit 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 application does not properly impose security restrictions in ajaxterm module. A remote user can hijack console session, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-36451
Install updates from vendor's website.