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Webmin < 1.870 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

medium Nessus Plugin ID 108562

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Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by a cross site scripting vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported version, the Webmin install hosted on the remote host is prior to 1.870. It is, therefore, affected by a cross site scripting vulnerability.

Solution

Upgrade to Webmin 1.870 or later.

See Also

http://www.webmin.com/changes.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 108562

File Name: webmin_1_870.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: remote

Published: 3/22/2018

Updated: 12/10/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-17089

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:webmin:webmin

Required KB Items: www/webmin, Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 12/8/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/8/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-17089