CVE-2017-15646 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Webmin versions prior to 1.860, specifically within the 'Others/File Manager' feature's 'Download from remote URL' option. This vulnerability allows for remote code execution (RCE) by injecting a malicious XSS payload during a file download request. While the CVSS score is 6.1 (MEDIUM), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity but requiring user interaction, its FAUCET Risk Score is high at 90/100. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and while an ExploitDB entry exists, there are no Metasploit or Nuclei modules, and community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.850CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.