CVE-2017-17089 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

custom/run.cgi in Webmin before 1.870 allows remote authenticated administrators to conduct XSS attacks via the description field in the custom command functionality.

Published: 2017-12-30

Score: 4.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-8255	custom/run.cgi in Webmin before 1.870 allows remote authenticated administrators to conduct XSS attacks via the description field in the custom command functionality.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00166.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102339
https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/a9c97eea6c268fb83d93a817d58bac75e0d2599e

History

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Subscriptions

Webmin Webmin

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-12-30T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:43:59.825Z

Reserved: 2017-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-17089

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-12-30T17:29:00.263

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-17089

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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