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GLSA-200707-05 : Webmin, Usermin: XSS vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 25680

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200707-05 (Webmin, Usermin: XSS vulnerabilities)

 The pam_login.cgi file does not properly sanitize user input before sending it back as output to the user.
 Impact :

 An unauthenticated attacker could entice a user to browse a specially crafted URL, allowing for the execution of script code in the context of the user's browser and for the theft of browser credentials. This may permit the attacker to login to Webmin or Usermin with the user's permissions.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Webmin users should update to the latest stable version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --verbose --oneshot '>=app-admin/webmin-1.350' All Usermin users should update to the latest stable version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --verbose --oneshot '>=app-admin/usermin-1.280'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200707-05

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 25680

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200707-05.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 7/10/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:usermin, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:webmin, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 7/5/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/8/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3156

CWE: 79

GLSA: 200707-05