Webmin CGI Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability [CVE-2024-12828]
CVE number = CVE-2024-12828
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Webmin.
Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the handling of CGI requests.
The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call.
An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root.
Webmin has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://github.com/webmin/authentic-theme/commit/61e5b10227b50407e3c6ac494ffbd4385d1b59df
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