# CVE-2023-38309: An issue was discovered in Webmin 2.021.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-07-31 · Updated: 2024-10-22

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in Webmin 2.021. A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the package search functionality. The vulnerability allows an attacker to inject a malicious payload in the "Search for Package" field, which gets reflected back in the application's response, leading to the execution of arbitrary JavaScript code within the context of the victim's browser.

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## References

- https://webmin.com/tags/webmin-changelog/
- https://github.com/jaysharma786/Webmin-2.021/blob/main/CVE-2023-38309

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