CVE-2017-15646
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.048 · 92 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-42989Webmin 1.850 - Multiple VulnerabilitiesPoC · exploit_db
affected products (2)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (12)
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- http://www.webmin.com/changes.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.webmin.com/security.htmlcnnvd
- https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3430cnnvd
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/0c58892732ee7610a7abba5507614366d382c9c9cnnvd
- http://www.webmin.com/changes.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.webmin.com/security.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3430enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/0c58892732ee7610a7abba5507614366d382c9c9enisa_euvd
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