What is CVE-2023-38305?

CVE-2023-38305 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webmin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-07-31.

How severe is CVE-2023-38305?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-38305 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Webmin

CVE-2023-38305

An issue was discovered in Webmin 2.021. The download functionality allows an attacker to exploit a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. By providing a crafted download path containing a malicious payload, an attacker can inject arbitrary code, which is then executed within the context of the victim's browser when the download link is accessed.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (41.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Webmin — versions 2.021
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38305?: CVE-2023-38305 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webmin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-07-31.
How severe is CVE-2023-38305?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-38305 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.