Cross-site scripting in Webmin - CVE-2011-1937
Published: May 31, 2011 / Updated: November 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45007
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1937
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Webmin
Affected software:
Webmin
Webmin
Detailed vulnerability description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in Webmin 1.540 and earlier. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-1937
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://javierb.com.ar/2011/04/24/xss-webmin-1-540/
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/22/1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/24/7
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8264
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025438
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:109
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517658
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47558
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUO7JLIGUf0
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/46e3d3ad195dcdc1af1795c96b6e0dc778fb6881