CVE-2021-31762

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Published Apr 25, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 8.8% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:1.973:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 8.8% (8.780% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Webmin Webmin

Weaknesses

CWE-352

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 11:03 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 25, 2021, 6:32 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 11:03 PM
Reserved: Apr 23, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:52 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 25, 2021, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:52 AM

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