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JVNDB-2007-000730

Webmin OS command injection vulnerability

Overview

Webmin, a web-based system management tool, contains a vulnerability that allows an unauthorized Webmin user to execute OS commands.

Webmin is a web-based system management tool. Webmin for Windows contains a vulnerability that allows an unauthorized Webmin user to execute OS commands by entering a specially crafted URL.
CVSS Severity (What is CVSS?)

CVSS V2 Severity:
Base Metrics 9.0 (High) [IPA Score]
  • Access Vector: Network
  • Access Complexity: Low
  • Authentication: Single Instance
  • Confidentiality Impact: Complete
  • Integrity Impact: Complete
  • Availability Impact: Complete
Affected Products


Webmin Project
  • Webmin 1.360 for Windows and earlier

Impact

An attacker could execute arbitrary OS commands with Local System privileges on a computer where Webmin is installed.
Solution

[Update the Software]

Webmin 1.370, in which the vulnerability is fixed, has been released by the Webmin project.
Vendor Information

Webmin Project
CWE (What is CWE?)

  1. Improper Input Validation(CWE-20) [NVD Evaluation]
CVE (What is CVE?)

  1. CVE-2007-5066
References

  1. JVN : JVN#61208749
  2. National Vulnerability Database (NVD) : CVE-2007-5066
  3. Secunia Advisory : SA26885
  4. SecurityFocus : 25773
  5. ISS X-Force Database : 36759
  6. SecurityTracker : 1018731
  7. FrSIRT Advisories : FrSIRT/ADV-2007-3243
Revision History

  • [2008/05/21]
      Web page published

Date Public2007/10/03
Date First Published2008/05/21
Date Last Updated2008/05/21