CVE-2021-32159

HIGH

Webmin 1.973 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via Upload and Download Feature

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2021-32159. PoCs published by Mesh3l911.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2021-32159, which leverages a CSRF vulnerability in Webmin to achieve remote command execution by uploading a malicious PHP webshell. The exploit generates an HTML file that, when visited by an authenticated Webmin admin, triggers the vulnerability.

Description

A Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in Webmin 1.973 via the Upload and Download feature.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC
by Mesh3l911 · poc
https://github.com/Mesh3l911/CVE-2021-32159

This repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2021-32159, which leverages a CSRF vulnerability in Webmin to achieve remote command execution by uploading a malicious PHP webshell. The exploit generates an HTML file that, when visited by an authenticated Webmin admin, triggers the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Webmin 1.973
Auth required
Prerequisites: Authenticated Webmin admin session · Access to the generated CSRF HTML file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/Mesh3l911/CVE-2021-32159

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0234
EPSS Percentile 81.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-352
Status published
Products (1)
webmin/webmin 1.973
Published Apr 11, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026