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TI-2022-12844 Aliases CVE-2022-30708GHSA-jgr2-cp5w-vm48

Webmin through 1.991, when the Authentic theme is used, allows remote code execution when…

Priority MEDIUM 45Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Webmin through 1.991, 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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03827 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.991VulnerableWebmin
  • cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.991 Vulnerable ·Webmin

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-30708
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jgr2-cp5w-vm48
  3. 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Exploit 3

Patch 1

Advisory 4

  • TI-2019-11278 An issue was discovered in Webmin <=1.920. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-16770 software/apt-lib.pl in Webmin before 1.997 lacks HTML escaping for a UI command. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-00731 Improper Access Control to Remote Code Execution in webmin/webmin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-09619 In Webmin through 1.910, any user authorized to the "Package Updates" module can execute… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-11777 Webmin 1.973 is affected by reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) to achieve Remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2024-11888 OS command injection in Webmin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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