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CVE-2023-38311

MEDIUMCVSS 5.4/10EPSS 0.48%

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CVE-2023-38311 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in Webmin 2.021. A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the System Logs Viewer functionality. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in Webmin 2.021. A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the System Logs Viewer functionality. The vulnerability allows an attacker to store a malicious payload in the configuration field, triggering the execution of the payload when saving the configuration or when accessing the System Logs Viewer page.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.4/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS Probability
0.48%

38.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
WebminWebmin2.021

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-38311?
An issue was discovered in Webmin 2.021. A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the System Logs Viewer functionality. The vulnerability allows an attacker to store a malicious payload in the configuration field, triggering the execution of the payload when saving the configuration or when accessing the System Logs Viewer page.
How severe is CVE-2023-38311?
CVE-2023-38311 has a CVSS score of 5.4/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2023-38311?
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Source: NVD / NIST