Webmin up to 1.670 /webminlog/view.cgi Search Reflected cross site scripting
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Summary
A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Webmin up to 1.670. This impacts an unknown function of the file /webminlog/view.cgi. This manipulation of the argument Search with the input e"><script>alert(document.cookie);</script> causes cross site scripting (Reflected).
This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-0339. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.
It is advisable to implement restrictive firewalling.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Webmin up to 1.670 (Software Management Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file /webminlog/view.cgi. The manipulation of the argument search with the input value e"><script>alert(document.cookie);</script> leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in view.cgi in Webmin before 1.680 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the search parameter.
The weakness was disclosed 03/15/2014 by William Costa as File 125739 as not defined advisory (Packetstorm). The advisory is shared at packetstormsecurity.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-0339 since 12/05/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.
A public exploit has been developed by William Costa in HTML/Javascript and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 87365 (Webmin Cross-Site Scripting Information Disclosure Vulnerability).
Proper firewalling of is able to address this issue.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91825), SecurityFocus (BID 66248†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53176†). Additional details are provided at kb.cert.org. The entries VDB-2338, VDB-2350, VDB-13382 and VDB-19317 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8
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Name: ReflectedClass: Cross site scripting / Reflected
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: William Costa
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Timeline
12/05/2013 🔍03/14/2014 🔍
03/15/2014 🔍
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03/18/2014 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: File 125739Researcher: William Costa
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-0339 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0339
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12637
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X-Force: 91825 - Webmin view.cgi cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 66248 - Webmin 'view.cgi' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 53176 - Webmin before 1.680 Remote XSS Vulnerability in view.cgi - CVE-2014-0339, Medium
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/18/2014 09:47Updated: 08/18/2024 23:37
Changes: 03/18/2014 09:47 (76), 02/02/2018 09:37 (3), 08/18/2024 23:37 (17)
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