Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Webmin - #VU6500

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Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Webmin - #VU6500

Published: May 10, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6500
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Webmin
Affected software:
Webmin

Detailed vulnerability description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

Multiple XSS vulnerabilities exists due to unspecified errors in Webmin. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript and HTML code in victim'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.

Remediation

Update to version 1.840.

Sources