CVE-2017-9313

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Webmin before 1.850 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the sec parameter to view_man.cgi, the referers parameter to change_referers.cgi, or the name parameter to save_user.cgi. NOTE: these issues were not fixed in 1.840.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.52%
Vendor Advisory webmin.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/a330e913ee099cb9c586ce1b9267647fc566c1ab third party advisory patch
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Jul/3 third party advisory exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038814 third party advisory vdb entry
https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/c2d4a90639afb2403979aa91ba75cb332ae16d1b third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99373 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.webmin.com/changes.html release notes vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9313?
CVE-2017-9313 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-9313?
To fix CVE-2017-9313, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-9313 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-9313 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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