PT-2017-14704 · Jamie Cameron · Webmin

Jcameron · Published 2017-12-30 · Updated 2018-01-12 · CVE-2017-17089

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Webmin versions prior to 1.870

Description The issue allows remote authenticated administrators to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This is achieved by exploiting the description field in the custom command functionality of the custom/run.cgi module.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.870, update to version 1.870 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the custom command functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-17089

Affected Products

Webmin

References · 4

• https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/a9c97eea6c268fb83d93a817d58bac75e0d2599e · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-17089 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17089 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/102339 · Note