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CVE-2023-38309

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: July 31, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:09 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWebmin

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
PoC

Description

An issue was discovered in Webmin 2.021. A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the package search functionality. The vulnerability allows an attacker to inject a malicious payload in the "Search for Package" field, which gets reflected back in the application's response, leading to the execution of arbitrary JavaScript code within the context of the victim's browser.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/jaysharma786/Webmin-2.021/blob/main/CVE-2023-38309
Release Notes
Source: [email protected]
https://webmin.com/tags/webmin-changelog/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.1MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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