Overview
Webmin 1.670, and possibly earlier versions, contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability.
Description
CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Webmin 1.670, and possibly earlier versions, contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the "search" parameter of the view.cgi page. |
Impact
A remote attacker that is able to trick a user in to visiting a specially crafted URL may be able to conduct a cross-site scripting attack. This attack may result in information leakage, privilege escalation, and/or denial of service. |
Solution
Apply an Update |
Vendor Information
381692
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Temporal | 3.4 | E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C |
| Environmental | 2.5 | CDP:ND/TD:M/CR:ND/IR:ND/AR:ND |
References
Acknowledgements
Thanks to William Costa for reporting this vulnerability.
This document was written by Jared Allar.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2014-0339 |
| Date Public: | 2014-03-14 |
| Date First Published: | 2014-03-14 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2014-03-14 21:06 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 7 |