TI-2023-19709 Aliases CVE-2023-38311 GHSA-xgfv-mhg2-f5q3

An issue was discovered in Webmin 2.021.

MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published 2023-07-31 · Updated 2024-10-22

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00513 43rd 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

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

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:2.021:::::::*	2.021	Vulnerable	Webmin

cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:2.021:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.021 Vulnerable ·Webmin

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-38311
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xgfv-mhg2-f5q3

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/jaysharma786/Webmin-2.021/blob/main/CVE-2023-38311

Other 1

https://webmin.com/tags/webmin-changelog/

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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