TI-2017-11437 Aliases CVE-2017-15646 GHSA-5cqp-4hqh-6786

Webmin before 1.860 has XSS with resultant remote code execution.

LOW 35CWE-79Published 2017-10-19 · Updated 2024-09-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04813 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin::::::::	up to 1.850	Vulnerable	Webmin

cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.850 Vulnerable ·Webmin

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15646
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5cqp-4hqh-6786

References

Exploit 1

https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3430

Patch 1

https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/0c58892732ee7610a7abba5507614366d382c9c9

Advisory 2

TI-2019-11278 An issue was discovered in Webmin <=1.920. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-16770 software/apt-lib.pl in Webmin before 1.997 lacks HTML escaping for a UI command. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-00731 Improper Access Control to Remote Code Execution in webmin/webmin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2019-09619 In Webmin through 1.910, any user authorized to the "Package Updates" module can execute… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2021-11777 Webmin 1.973 is affected by reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) to achieve Remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
TI-2024-11888 OS command injection in Webmin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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