CVE-2023-52046

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability (XSS) in webmin v.2.105 and earlier allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted payload to the "Execute cron job as" tab Input field.

CVSS v3 4.8 MEDIUM

4.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.7 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/Acklee/webadmin_xss/blob/main/xss.md	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Acklee/webadmin_xss/blob/main/xss.md	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 08:39

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/Acklee/webadmin_xss/blob/main/xss.md - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://github.com/Acklee/webadmin_xss/blob/main/xss.md - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

13 Feb 2024, 16:05

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Webmin Webmin webmin
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin::::::::	cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin::::::::

29 Jan 2024, 15:56

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 4.8
References	~~() https://github.com/Acklee/webadmin_xss/blob/main/xss.md -~~	() https://github.com/Acklee/webadmin_xss/blob/main/xss.md - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
CWE		CWE-79
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin::::::::

25 Jan 2024, 21:52

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-01-25 21:15

Updated : 2025-05-30 15:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-52046

Mitre link : CVE-2023-52046

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-52046

JSON object : View

Products Affected

webmin

webmin

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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