CVE-2022-3844 — A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Webmin 2

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Webmin 2.001. Affected is an unknown function of the file xterm/index.cgi. The manipulation leads to basic cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 2.003 is able to

01What is this vulnerability?

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Webmin 2.001. Affected is an unknown function of the file xterm/index.cgi. The manipulation leads to basic cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 2.003 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as d3d33af3c0c3fd3a889c84e287a038b7a457d811. It is recommended to upgrade…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / Webmin	2.001

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2022-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-03T01:20:59.104Z

09References

• vuldb.com — https://vuldb.com/?id.212862
• vuldb.com — https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.212862
• github.com — https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/d3d33af3c0c3fd3a889c84e287a038b7a457d811
• github.com — https://github.com/webmin/webmin/releases/tag/2.003