High severity · published Dec 21, 2020
CVE-2020-35606
Arbitrary command execution can occur in Webmin through 1.962
8.8
CVSS
28%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Arbitrary command execution can occur in Webmin through 1.962. Any user authorized for the Package Updates module can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via vectors involving %0A and %0C. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-12840.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)28.0% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WE
Webmin · Webmin
through 1.962 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35606
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-35606
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160676/Webmin-1.962-Remote-Command-Execution.html
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49318
Exploit
https://www.pentest.com.tr/exploits/Webmin-1962-PU-Escape-Bypass-Remote-Command-Execution.html
Product
https://www.webmin.com/download.html
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