# CVE-2019-9624: File upload in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by uploading a malicious CGI file via the Webmin file manager upload feature.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Mar 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fc9f-cwqr-q9xx

## What is CVE-2019-9624?

CVE-2019-9624 is a high-severity vulnerability in Webmin Webmin, published on 7 Mar 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Webmin 1.900 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging the "Java file manager" and "Upload and Download" privileges to upload a crafted .cgi file via the /updown/upload.cgi URI.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9624?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Webmin Webmin.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-9624?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9624 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-9624 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-9624 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Webmin Upload Authenticated RCE (metasploit)
- Webmin 1.900 - Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) (exploitdb)
- Authenticated RCE for Webmin 1.9.0 (github_poc): https://github.com/x0rbeexd/CVE-2019-9624

## Other vulnerabilities in Webmin Webmin

- [CVE-2019-15107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15107/): Webmin Command Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2002-2201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2201/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2001-1196](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1196/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-12828](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12828/): Webmin CGI Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-36446](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36446/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-9624 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-9624 is a high-severity vulnerability in Webmin Webmin, published on 7 Mar 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-9624 exists.

Affected product: Webmin Webmin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9624/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9624/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9624
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9624
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-9624

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9624/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.