Webmin cross-site scripting | CVE-2023-40983

NAME
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Webmin cross-site scripting

Platforms Affected:
Webmin Webmin 2.100

Risk Level:
6.1

Exploitability:
High

Consequences:
Cross-Site Scripting

DESCRIPTION
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Webmin is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the File Manager function. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the “Cloned module name” field to execute the script in a victim’s Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim’s cookie-based authentication credentials.

CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
None

User Interaction:
Required

Scope:
Changed

Access Vector:
Network



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