CVE-2019-15107

Webmin: Command Injection

As of , CVE-2019-15107 in Webmin is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 25 March 2022
US federal deadline
15 April 202221 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
KnownCISA changed it from Unknown to Known on 22 May 2026.
EPSS score
0.99Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
0.96 on 25 March 2022EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
Public exploit
1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries (1 verified)
Fix
No vendor link in CISA's entry

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

An issue was discovered in Webmin. The parameter old in password_change.cgi contains a command injection vulnerability.

CISA's description

An issue was discovered in Webmin <=1.920. The parameter old in password_change.cgi contains a command injection vulnerability.

The CVE record's description, from mitre

CVE published
16 August 2019
Assigned by
mitre
CVSS
9.8 Critical (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
yes
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 47230).
  2. The CVE record was published.
  3. Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 47293).
  4. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  5. The US federal deadline to fix it.
  6. CISA changed its entry. Ransomware use: Unknown to Known.

Public exploits

Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.

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