CVE-2024-36450Network attack vector

Browser script execution via sysinfo.cgi XSS

Published Jul 10, 2024 · Updated Mar 13, 2025

Cross-site scripting in Webmin before 1.910 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary script in a visiting user's browser. JPCERT/CC identifies sysinfo.cgi as the affected locus but does not disclose which input is reflected or how output encoding fails. Exploitation requires a user to access the affected page; executed script can obtain a session ID, alter the page, or halt the server.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.30%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in Webmin before 1.910 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary script in a visiting user's browser. JPCERT/CC identifies sysinfo.cgi as the affected locus but does not disclose which input is reflected or how output encoding fails. Exploitation requires a user to access the affected page; executed script can obtain a session ID, alter the page, or halt the server.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-36450
Published
Jul 10, 2024
Updated
Mar 13, 2025
Vendor
Webmin
Product
Webmin
Classifications
CWE-79, T1539
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 10, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=versions prior to 1.910

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Webmin · Webminversion=versions prior to 1.910

Published CVSS scores

5.4CISACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
6.1JPCERT/CCCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1539Steal Web Session Cookie

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