XSS exists in Webmin 1.941 and earlier affecting the Save function of the Read User Email Module / mailboxes Endpoint when attempting to save HTML emails. This module parses any output without sanitizing SCRIPT elements, as opposed to the View function, which sanitizes the input correctly. A malicious user can send any JavaScript payload into the message body and execute it if the user decides to save that email.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-4966 XSS exists in Webmin 1.941 and earlier affecting the Save function of the Read User Email Module / mailboxes Endpoint when attempting to save HTML emails. This module parses any output without sanitizing SCRIPT elements, as opposed to the View function, which sanitizes the input correctly. A malicious user can send any JavaScript payload into the message body and execute it if the user decides to save that email.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T12:04:22.560Z

Reserved: 2020-05-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-12670

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-12T16:15:12.437

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:00:02.340

Link: CVE-2020-12670

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