Critical severity · published Jul 25, 2022
CVE-2022-36446
software/apt-lib.pl in Webmin before 1.997 lacks HTML escaping for a UI command
9.8
CVSS
95.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
software/apt-lib.pl in Webmin before 1.997 lacks HTML escaping for a UI command.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)95.9% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WE
Webmin · Webmin
before 1.997 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36446
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36446
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167894/Webmin-1.996-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168049/Webmin-Package-Updates-Command-Injection.html
Exploit
https://gist.github.com/emirpolatt/cf19d6c0128fa3e25ebb47e09243919b
Patch
https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/13f7bf9621a82d93f1e9dbd838d1e22020221bde
Release Notes
https://github.com/webmin/webmin/compare/1.996...1.997
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50998
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