# CVE-2019-12840: In Webmin through 1.910, any user authorized to the "Package Updates" module can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via the dat

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 7 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2019-06-15 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In Webmin through 1.910, any user authorized to the "Package Updates" module can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via the data parameter to update.cgi.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46984
- https://pentest.com.tr/exploits/Webmin-1910-Package-Updates-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108790
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153372/Webmin-1.910-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/webmin_packageup_rce.rb
- https://github.com/KrE80r/webmin_cve-2019-12840_poc
- https://github.com/Pol-Ruiz/PoC-CVE-2019-12840
- https://github.com/WizzzStark/CVE-2019-12840.py
- https://github.com/anasbousselham/webminscan
- https://github.com/bkaraceylan/CVE-2019-12840_POC
- https://github.com/note0577/CVE-2019-12840-NodeJs-Exploit
- https://github.com/zAbuQasem/CVE-2019-12840

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