Check Point Advisories

Webmin Command Injection (CVE-2020-35606; CVE-2022-36446)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-1389
Date Published:	20 Jan 2021
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 13 November, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2020-35606 CVE-2022-36446
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Webmin prior to 1.962
Vulnerability Description	A command injection vulnerability exists in Webmin. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Webmin Command Injection (CVE-2020-35606) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Webmin Command Injection (CVE-2020-35606)