CVE-2022-30708: webmin
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-30708 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in webmin. EPSS estimates a 3.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 15-05-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
3.83%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
90%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.24 pp
From 3.59% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundRce Webmin
Maturity: poc
Exploit Reference (twitch.tv)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Mageia1 product
- webmin< 1.994-1.mga8
Webmin1 product
- webmin≤ 1.991
2 vendors · 2 products
References
12 links- github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/6a2334bf8b27d55c7edf0b2825cd14f3f8a69d4dX Refsource MISCPatchThird Party Advisory