CVE-2021-31762 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 8.8% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Webmin 1.973 is affected by Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) to create a privileged user through Webmin's add users feature, and then get a reverse shell through Webmin's running process feature.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 8.78% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-352 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2021-04-25 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| webmin | webmin |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Webmin 1.973 - 'save_user.cgi' Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | 2021-07-14 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163492/Webmin-1.973-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html
- https://github.com/Mesh3l911/CVE-2021-31762
- https://github.com/electronicbots/CVE-2021-31762
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin
- https://youtu.be/qCvEXwyaF5U
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163492/Webmin-1.973-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html
- https://github.com/Mesh3l911/CVE-2021-31762
- https://github.com/electronicbots/CVE-2021-31762
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin
- https://youtu.be/qCvEXwyaF5U
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