CVE-2023-38304

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Published Jul 31, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in Webmin 2.021. A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the Users and Groups functionality, allowing an attacker to store a malicious payload in the Group Name field when creating a new group.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-42123	An issue was discovered in Webmin 2.021. A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the Users and Groups functionality, allowing an attacker to store a malicious payload in the Group Name field when creating a new group.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.471% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/jaysharma786/Webmin-2.021/blob/main/CVE-2023-38304
https://webmin.com/tags/webmin-changelog/

History

Oct 18, 2024 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Webmin Webmin

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 18, 2024, 8:26 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 31, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Oct 18, 2024, 8:26 PM
Reserved: Jul 14, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:39 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:39 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:09 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 31, 2023, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:09 AM

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