CVE-2023-40985

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    CVE-2023-40985

    Published: 15 Sept 2023Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An issue was discovered in Webmin 2.100. The File Manager functionality allows an attacker to exploit a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. By providing a malicious payload, an attacker can inject arbitrary code, which is then executed within the context of the victim's browser when any file is searched/replaced.

    References: https://github.com/Vi39/Webmin-2.100/blob/main/CVE-2023-40985, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/40xxx/CVE-2023-40985.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40985

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 2d900e88c87b543180656aabcdce2104b83af6ad
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.100

    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
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