CVE-2020-8821

Published Oct 12, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS 79.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An Improper Data Validation Vulnerability exists in Webmin 1.941 and earlier affecting the Command Shell Endpoint. A user may enter HTML code into the Command field and submit it. Then, after visiting the Action Logs Menu and displaying logs, the HTML code will be rendered (however, JavaScript is not executed). Changes are kept across users.

Analysis

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-29667 An Improper Data Validation Vulnerability exists in Webmin 1.941 and earlier affecting the Command Shell Endpoint. A user may enter HTML code into the Command field and submit it. Then, after visiting the Action Logs Menu and displaying logs, the HTML code will be rendered (however, JavaScript is not executed). Changes are kept across users.
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History

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 10:12 AM
Reserved
Feb 10, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 12, 2020, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:27 AM