CVE-2023-40982
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Webmin v2.100 allows attackers to execute...
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Webmin v2.100 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the cloned module name parameter.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Webmin v2.100 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the cloned module name parameter.
- Record
CVE-2023-40982- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Webmin v2.100 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the cloned module name parameter.
- Record
CVE-2023-40982- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-45521 No score
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Webmin v2.100 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the cloned module name parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2023-45521- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rg8w-h73p-9cjx
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Webmin v2.100 allows attackers to execute...
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Webmin v2.100 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the cloned module name parameter.
- Record
GHSA-rg8w-h73p-9cjx- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Webmin v2.100 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the cloned module name parameter.
- Record
CVE-2023-40982- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-40982 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Webmin, published September 15, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.49%, the 42nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.