CVE-2020-35606

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-35606
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-12-21 20:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-04-26 16:12:00 UTC
DescriptionArbitrary command execution can occur in Webmin through 1.962. Any user authorized for the Package Updates module can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via vectors involving %0A and %0C. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-12840.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-78

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Webmin Webmin All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmin 1.962 Remote Command Execution ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Webmin 1.962 - 'Package Updates' Escape Bypass RCE (Metasploit) - Linux webapps Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
Pentest Blog - Self-Improvement to Ethical Hacking MISC www.pentest.com.tr Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Downloading and Installing MISC www.webmin.com Product
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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