Vulnerability · Published Nov 2, 2022 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2022-3844Webmin index.cgi cross site scripting

Low 3.5

In plain English

A low-severity security flaw in Webmin. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 58% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.5Low

Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 41.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Webmin 2.001. Affected is an unknown function of the file xterm/index.cgi. The manipulation leads to basic cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 2.003 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as d3d33af3c0c3fd3a889c84e287a038b7a457d811. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-212862 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	Webmin	2.001

Weakness: CWE-80 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

https://vuldb.com/?id.212862 vdb-entry, technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.212862 signature, permissions-required
https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/d3d33af3c0c3fd3a889c84e287a038b7a457d811 patch
https://github.com/webmin/webmin/releases/tag/2.003 patch