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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.127014
Category:Privilege escalation
Title:Webmin <= 1.991 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary:Webmin is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Webmin is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
Webmin, when the Authentic theme is used, allows remote code
execution when a user has been manually created (i.e., not created in Virtualmin or Cloudmin).
This occurs because settings-editor_write.cgi does not properly restrict the file parameter.

Affected Software/OS:
Webmin version 1.991 and prior.

Solution:
Update to version 1.994 or later.

CVSS Score:
6.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-30708
https://github.com/esp0xdeadbeef/rce_webmin
https://github.com/esp0xdeadbeef/rce_webmin/blob/main/exploit.py
https://github.com/webmin/authentic-theme/releases
https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/6a2334bf8b27d55c7edf0b2825cd14f3f8a69d4d
https://github.com/webmin/webmin/issues/1635
https://github.com/webmin/webmin/releases
https://webmin.com/changes.html
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1483029790
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