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CVE-2023-38309 Details

Description

An issue was discovered in Webmin 2.021. A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the package search functionality. The vulnerability allows an attacker to inject a malicious payload in the "Search for Package" field, which gets reflected back in the application's response, leading to the execution of arbitrary JavaScript code within the context of the victim's browser.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.1 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/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://github.com/jaysharma786/Webmin-2.021/blob/main/CVE-2023-38309 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://webmin.com/tags/webmin-changelog/ CVERelease Notes
https://github.com/jaysharma786/Webmin-2.021/blob/main/CVE-2023-38309 [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://webmin.com/tags/webmin-changelog/ [email protected]Release Notes

Weakness Enumeration

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

Affected Products

ProductVersions
webmin webmin
2.021

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:2.021:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-38309
NVD Published Date:
Jul 31, 2023
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2023-38309 Details - Not Deferred