CVE-2024-36451

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-07-10 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-280

Description

Improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges vulnerability exists in ajaxterm module of Webmin prior to 2.003. If this vulnerability is exploited, a console session may be hijacked by an unauthorized user. As a result, data within a system may be referred, a webpage may be altered, or a server may be permanently halted.

Affected products

Webmin: before 2.003 — fixed in 2.003

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Webmin 2.003. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN81442045/
https://webmin.com/
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN81442045/
https://webmin.com/

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