CVE-2020-12670

Published Oct 12, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
XSS exists in Webmin 1.941 and earlier affecting the Save function of the Read User Email Module / mailboxes Endpoint when attempting to save HTML emails. This module parses any output without sanitizing SCRIPT elements, as opposed to the View function, which sanitizes the input correctly. A malicious user can send any JavaScript payload into the message body and execute it if the user decides to save that email.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-4966 XSS exists in Webmin 1.941 and earlier affecting the Save function of the Read User Email Module / mailboxes Endpoint when attempting to save HTML emails. This module parses any output without sanitizing SCRIPT elements, as opposed to the View function, which sanitizes the input correctly. A malicious user can send any JavaScript payload into the message body and execute it if the user decides to save that email.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 12:04 PM
Reserved
May 6, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 12, 2020, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:52 AM