# CVE-2022-0824: Improper Access Control to Remote Code Execution in webmin/webmin

> An attacker can achieve remote code execution in Webmin due to improper access control restrictions.

- **Severity:** High 8.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 2 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vw87-2p2h-8rp3

## What is CVE-2022-0824?

CVE-2022-0824 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Webmin Webmin, published on 2 Mar 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Access Control to Remote Code Execution in GitHub repository webmin/webmin prior to 1.990.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization), CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0824?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Webmin Webmin.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0824?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2022-0824 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-0824 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Webmin <=1.984, CVE-2022-0824 Post-Auth Reverse Shell PoC (github_poc): https://github.com/faisalfs10x/Webmin-CVE-2022-0824-revshell
- Exploit POC for CVE-2022-0824 (github_poc): https://github.com/pizza-power/golang-webmin-CVE-2022-0824-revshell
- Webmin File Manager RCE (metasploit)
- Webmin 1.984 - Remote Code Execution (Authenticated) (exploitdb)
- CVE-2022-0824, CVE-2022-0829, File Manger privilege exploit (github_poc): https://github.com/gokul-ramesh/WebminRCE-exploit
- Webmin CVE-2022-0824 增强版漏洞利用工具 - 支持命令执行和反向Shell双模式 (github_poc): https://github.com/NUDTTAN91/Webmin-CVE-2022-0824-Enhanced-Exploit

## 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-2022-0824 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0824 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Webmin Webmin, published on 2 Mar 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-0824 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-2022-0824/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0824/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0824
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0824
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0824

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0824/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.