Webmin before 1.860 has XSS with resultant remote code execution
Published Oct 19, 2017
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.81%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (31 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.81% (0.04813) | 91.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 4.81% (0.04813) | 91.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 6.25% (0.06250) | 93.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 4.81% (0.04813) | 91.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 6.25% (0.06250) | 93.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 4.81% (0.04813) | 91.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 6.25% (0.06250) | 93.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 4.81% (0.04813) | 91.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 6.25% (0.06250) | 93.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.81% (0.04813) | 90.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 8.20% (0.08199) | 92.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 10.51% (0.10508) | 92.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 16.99% (0.16992) | 91.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 10.51% (0.10508) | 92.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00313) | 71.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00233) | 61.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00251) | 64.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00243) | 63.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00216) | 58.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00313) | 66.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 29, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00318) | 66.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00310) | 65.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.42% (0.00423) | 70.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 89.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 16, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 88.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.84% (0.04836) | 88.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.84% (0.04836) | 74.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 10.00% (0.10004) | 87.32th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 10.00% (0.10004) | 87.17th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 10.00% (0.10004) | 95.00th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 10.00% (0.10004) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- http://www.webmin.com/changes.html x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- http://www.webmin.com/security.html x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3430 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/0c58892732ee7610a7abba5507614366d382c9c9 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.webmin.com/changes.html | x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.webmin.com/security.html | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3430 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/0c58892732ee7610a7abba5507614366d382c9c9 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory |
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