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Usermin < 1.430 XSS Vulnerability (Mar 2018) - Linux

🗓️ 29 Mar 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AGType 
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Usermin Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability on Linux. Unsanitized user input allows arbitrary script execution

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:webmin:usermin";

if (description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.812840");
  script_version("2025-09-17T05:39:26+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-4568");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-17 05:39:26 +0000 (Wed, 17 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-03-29 11:06:29 +0530 (Thu, 29 Mar 2018)");
  script_name("Usermin < 1.430 XSS Vulnerability (Mar 2018) - Linux");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Usermin is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists because Usermin fails to
  sanitize user input for unspecified vectors.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow an attacker
  to execute an arbitrary script on victim's Web browser within the security
  context of the hosting Web site.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Usermin versions before 1.430 on Linux.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 1.430 or later.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.webmin.com/security.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37259");

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AG");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("webmin.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("Host/runs_unixoide", "usermin/installed");
  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");

if(!port = get_app_port(cpe:CPE))
  exit(0);

if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, port:port, exit_no_version:TRUE))
  exit(0);

vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];

if(version_is_less(version:vers, test_version:"1.430")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"1.430", install_path:path);
  security_message(port:port, data:report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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17 Sep 2025 00:00Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 24.3
EPSS0.01645
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