CVE-2017-15646 EXPLOIT
6.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 4.8% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.1 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| EPSS | 4.81% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-10-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| webmin | webmin |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Webmin 1.850 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2017-10-15 |
References
- http://www.webmin.com/changes.html
- http://www.webmin.com/security.html
- https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3430
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/0c58892732ee7610a7abba5507614366d382c9c9
- http://www.webmin.com/changes.html
- http://www.webmin.com/security.html
- https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3430
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/0c58892732ee7610a7abba5507614366d382c9c9
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