Jamie Cameron Webmin/Usermin up to 1.296 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Jamie Cameron Webmin and Usermin up to 1.296. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2006-4542. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Jamie Cameron Webmin and Usermin up to 1.296 (Software Management Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Webmin before 1.296 and Usermin before 1.226 do not properly handle a URL with a null ("%00") character, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS), read CGI program source code, list directories, and possibly execute programs.

The weakness was presented 09/01/2006 by Keigo Yamazaki with Little eArth Corporation (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-4542 since 09/05/2006. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22300 (Webmin Null Byte Filtering Information Disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11887 (Webmin prior to 1.500 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at webmin.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28699), Tenable (22300), SecurityFocus (BID 19820†), OSVDB (28338†) and Secunia (SA21690†). See VDB-696, VDB-1756, VDB-1755 and VDB-2338 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 22300
Nessus Name: Webmin Null Byte Filtering Information Disclosure
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OpenVAS ID: 57540
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1199-1 (webmin)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: webmin.com
Suricata ID: 2003099
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Researcher: Keigo Yamazaki
Organization: Little eArth Corporation
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4542 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4542
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2503
X-Force: 28699 - Webmin and Usermin source code disclosure, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 19820 - Webmin and Usermin HTML Injection and Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 21690 - Webmin / Usermin Cross-Site Scripting and Source Code Disclosure, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 28338 - Webmin/Usermin NULL Character Unspecified XSS
SecurityTracker: 1016776
Vulnerability Center: 12638 - Webmin and Usermin Null Characters in URLs Multiple Vulnerabilities, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-3424

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/01/2006 12:49
Updated: 06/24/2019 20:29
Changes: 09/01/2006 12:49 (99), 06/24/2019 20:29 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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