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CVE-2017-15646 Details

Description

Webmin before 1.860 has XSS with resultant remote code execution. Under the 'Others/File Manager' menu, there is a 'Download from remote URL' option to download a file from a remote server. After setting up a malicious server, one can wait for a file download request and then send an XSS payload that will lead to Remote Code Execution, as demonstrated by an OS command in the value attribute of a name='cmd' input element.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.1 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3430 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/0c58892732ee7610a7abba5507614366d382c9c9 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.webmin.com/changes.html CVERelease NotesVendor Advisory
http://www.webmin.com/security.html CVEVendor Advisory
https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3430 [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
webmin webmin
<= 1.850

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-15646
NVD Published Date:
Oct 19, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-15646 Details - Not Deferred