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    CVE-2011-1937

    Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Webmin 1.540 and earlier allows local users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a chfn command that changes the real (aka Full Name) field, related to useradmin/index.cgi and useradmin/user-lib.pl.

    Published:May 31, 2011
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:May 31, 2011
    EPSS Score:0.00477
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Webmin
    Product
    Webmin

    Exploits

    http://javierb.com.ar/2011/04/24/xss-webmin-1-540/http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/24/7http://securitytracker.com/id?1025438http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517658http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUO7JLIGUf0http://javierb.com.ar/2011/04/24/xss-webmin-1-540/http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/24/7http://securitytracker.com/id?1025438http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517658http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUO7JLIGUf0

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    References

    http://javierb.com.ar/2011/04/24/xss-webmin-1-540/
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/22/1
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/24/7
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8264
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1025438
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:109
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517658
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47558
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUO7JLIGUf0
    https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/46e3d3ad195dcdc1af1795c96b6e0dc778fb6881
    http://javierb.com.ar/2011/04/24/xss-webmin-1-540/
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/22/1
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/24/7
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8264
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1025438
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:109
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517658
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47558
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUO7JLIGUf0
    https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/46e3d3ad195dcdc1af1795c96b6e0dc778fb6881

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High