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Webmin <= 1.930 XXE

medium Nessus Plugin ID 146498

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Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by an XXE vulnerability.

Description

An XML external entity (XXE_ vulnerability exists in Webmin through 1.930 in xmlrpc.cgi due to an incorrectly configured XML parser accepting XML external entities from an untrusted source. A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit this,via specially crafted XML data, to disclose sensitive information.
 Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Webmin 1.940 or later.

See Also

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

https://www.calypt.com/blog/index.php/authenticated-xxe-on-webmin/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 146498

File Name: webmin_1_940.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 2/16/2021

Updated: 1/22/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-15641

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:webmin:webmin

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, www/webmin

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/17/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/17/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-15641