CVE-2011-1937
mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.019 · 80 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Webmin 1.540 and earlier allows local users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a chfn command that changes the real (aka Full Name) field, related to useradmin/index.cgi and useradmin/user-lib.pl.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.3
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affected products (80)
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references (29)
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- http://javierb.com.ar/2011/04/24/xss-webmin-1-540/cnnvd
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/22/1cnnvd
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/24/7cnnvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025438cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517658cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47558cnnvd
- http://www.webmin.com/Patchcnnvd
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUO7JLIGUf0cnnvd
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