Webmin < 1.940 XML External Entity

medium Web App Scanning Plugin ID 113565

Synopsis

Webmin < 1.940 XML External Entity

Description

According to its self-reported version, the Webmin install hosted on the remote host is prior to 1.940. It is, therefore, affected by an XML External Entity vulnerability.

Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update to Webmin version 1.940 or latest.

See Also

http://www.webmin.com/changes.html

http://www.webmin.com/exploit.html

http://www.webmin.com/security.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 113565

Type: remote

Published: 2/2/2023

Updated: 3/14/2023

Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-15641

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-15641

Vulnerability Information

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/26/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/26/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-15641