What is CVE-2022-3844?

CVE-2022-3844 is a low-severity vulnerability in Webmin, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2022-11-02.

How severe is CVE-2022-3844?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.

XSS in Webmin

CVE-2022-3844

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Webmin 2.001. Affected is an unknown function of the file xterm/index.cgi. The manipulation leads to basic cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 2.003 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as d3d33af3c0c3fd3a889c84e287a038b7a457d811. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-212862 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

EPSS: 0.006 (44.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Webmin — versions 2.001
N/a Webmin — versions 2.001

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cna@vuldb.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
cna@vuldb.com (signature, permissions-required, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
cna@vuldb.com (Patch, patch)
cna@vuldb.com (Release Notes, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3844?: CVE-2022-3844 is a low-severity vulnerability in Webmin, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2022-11-02.
How severe is CVE-2022-3844?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.