What is CVE-2023-43309?

CVE-2023-43309 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webmin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2023-09-21.

How severe is CVE-2023-43309?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

XSS in Webmin

CVE-2023-43309

There is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Webmin 2.002 and below via the Cluster Cron Job tab Input field, which allows attackers to run malicious scripts by injecting a specially crafted payload.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (32.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Webmin
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-43309?: CVE-2023-43309 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webmin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2023-09-21.
How severe is CVE-2023-43309?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.