Cross-Site Request Forgery in Webmin 1.973 by Webmin
CVE-2021-31760

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Webmin

Status
Webmin
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 April 2021

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC🟣 EPSS 39%

What is CVE-2021-31760?

Webmin version 1.973 is susceptible to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks, which could allow an attacker to execute remote commands via the running process feature within the platform. This vulnerability exploits the lack of proper validation of requests, enabling the unauthorized execution of commands when a victim performs actions on the Webmin interface without sufficient safeguards.

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2021-31760
Created by electronicbots

CVE-2021-31760
Created by Mesh3l911

References

https://github.com/webmin/webmin
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https://youtu.be/D45FN8QrzDo
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https://github.com/electronicbots/CVE-2021-31760
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EPSS Score

39% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

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