FrSIRT - Webmin and Usermin "search" Parameter Cross Site Scripting Issue / Exploit (Security Advisories)

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Webmin and Usermin "search" Parameter Cross Site Scripting Issue

Title : Webmin and Usermin "search" Parameter Cross Site Scripting Issue
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2008-0450
CVE ID : CVE-2008-0720
Rated as : Low Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-02-07

Advisory Details

Description

Affected Products

Solution

References

Technical Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Webmin and Usermin, which could be exploited to conduct cross site scripting attacks [...]

Solution

Upgrade to Webmin 1.400 and Usermin 1.330 :
http://www.webmin.com/download.html

Credits

Vulnerability reported by Aria-Security Team.

ChangeLog

2008-02-07 : Initial release
2008-02-11 : Updated Solution

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