Webmin and Usermin HTML Injection and Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:19820

CVE-2006-4542 |

Info

Webmin and Usermin HTML Injection and Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 19820
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2006-4542
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 02 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 04 2006 04:24PM
Credit: Keigo Yamazaki of Little eArth Corporation has been credited with the discovery of these vulnerabilities.
Vulnerable: Webmin Webmin 1.290
Webmin Webmin 1.280
Webmin Webmin 1.270
Webmin Webmin 1.260
Webmin Webmin 1.250
Webmin Webmin 1.240
Webmin Webmin 1.230
Webmin Webmin 1.220
Webmin Webmin 1.210
Webmin Webmin 1.200
Webmin Webmin 1.190
Webmin Webmin 1.180
Webmin Webmin 1.170
Webmin Webmin 1.160
Webmin Webmin 1.150
Webmin Webmin 1.140
Webmin Webmin 1.130
Webmin Webmin 1.121
Webmin Webmin 1.110
Webmin Webmin 1.100
Webmin Webmin 1.0 90
Webmin Webmin 1.0 80
Webmin Webmin 1.0 70
+ HP Apache-Based Web Server 1.3.27 .01
 + HP Apache-Based Web Server 1.3.27 .01
 + HP Webmin-Based Admin 1.0.1 .01
 + HP Webmin-Based Admin 1.0.1 .01
 + Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 8.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 8.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 7.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 7.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 8.0
Webmin Webmin 1.0 60
Webmin Webmin 1.0 50
Webmin Webmin 1.0 20
Webmin Webmin 1.0 00
Webmin Webmin 0.990
Webmin Webmin 0.980
Webmin Webmin 0.970
Webmin Webmin 0.960
Webmin Webmin 0.950
Webmin Webmin 0.94
Webmin Webmin 0.93
Webmin Webmin 0.92 -1
Webmin Webmin 0.92
Webmin Webmin 0.91
Webmin Webmin 0.89
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1
Webmin Webmin 0.88
Webmin Webmin 0.85
- Caldera OpenLinux 2.4
- Caldera OpenLinux 2.4
- Caldera OpenLinux 2.3
- Caldera OpenLinux 2.3
- MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 1.0.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
Webmin Webmin 0.80
Webmin Webmin 0.79
Webmin Webmin 0.78
Webmin Webmin 0.77
Webmin Webmin 0.76
Webmin Webmin 0.51
Webmin Webmin 0.42
Webmin Webmin 0.41
Webmin Webmin 0.31
Webmin Webmin 0.22
Webmin Webmin 0.21
Webmin Webmin 0.8.5 Red Hat
+ Redhat Linux 7.0
Webmin Webmin 0.8.4
- Caldera OpenLinux Desktop 2.3
- Caldera OpenLinux Desktop 2.3
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- SCO eDesktop 2.4
- SCO eDesktop 2.4
- SCO eServer 2.3.1
Webmin Webmin 0.8.3
- Caldera OpenLinux 2.4
- Caldera OpenLinux 2.4
- Caldera OpenLinux 2.3
- Caldera OpenLinux 2.3
- MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 1.0.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
Webmin Webmin 0.7
Webmin Webmin 0.6
Webmin Webmin 0.5 x
Webmin Webmin 0.5
Webmin Webmin 0.4
Webmin Webmin 0.3
Webmin Webmin 0.2
Webmin Webmin 0.1
Webmin Usermin 1.180
Webmin Usermin 1.170
Webmin Usermin 1.160
Webmin Usermin 1.150
Webmin Usermin 1.140
Webmin Usermin 1.130
Webmin Usermin 1.120
Webmin Usermin 1.110
Webmin Usermin 1.0
Webmin Usermin 1.0
Webmin Usermin 0.99
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.0
Webmin Usermin 0.98
+ HP Apache-Based Web Server 2.0.43 .00
 + HP Apache-Based Web Server 1.3.27 .00
 + HP Webmin-Based Admin 1.0 .01
 Webmin Usermin 0.97
+ MandrakeSoft Single Network Firewall 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
Webmin Usermin 0.96
Webmin Usermin 0.95
Webmin Usermin 0.94
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mips
 + Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
 + Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
 + Debian Linux 3.0 arm
 + Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
 Webmin Usermin 0.93
Webmin Usermin 0.92
Webmin Usermin 0.91
Webmin Usermin 0.9
Webmin Usermin 0.8
Webmin Usermin 0.7
Webmin Usermin 0.6
Webmin Usermin 0.5
Webmin Usermin 0.4
Webmin Usermin 1.220
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0
Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
Debian Linux 3.1 mips
Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
Debian Linux 3.1 arm
Debian Linux 3.1 amd64
Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
Debian Linux 3.1
Not Vulnerable: Webmin Webmin 1.296
Webmin Usermin 1.226

Discussion

Webmin and Usermin HTML Injection and Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Webmin and Usermin are prone to an HTML-injection issue and an information-disclosure issue.

Attacker-supplied HTML and script code would execute in the context of the affected website, potentially allowing an attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to control how the site is rendered to the user and gain sensitive information.

Usermin versions prior to 1.226 and Webmin versions prior to 1.296 are vulnerable to this issue.

Exploit / POC

Webmin and Usermin HTML Injection and Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit these issues via a web client.

Solution / Fix

Webmin and Usermin HTML Injection and Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an update that addresses this vulnerability. Please see the vendor references for more information.


Webmin Webmin 1.210

Webmin Webmin 1.220

Webmin Webmin 1.290

References

Webmin and Usermin HTML Injection and Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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