# CVE-2002-1673: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Local users can inject scripts into Webmin files to steal cookies and potentially hijack sessions via the web interface.

- **Severity:** Low 3.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jun 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2wqx-g8cq-9c5p

## What is CVE-2002-1673?

CVE-2002-1673 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Webmin Webmin, published on 21 Jun 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The web interface for Webmin 0.92 does not properly quote or filter script code in files that are displayed to the interface, which allows local users to execute script and possibly steal cookies by inserting the script into certain files or fields, such as a real user name entry in the passwd file.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1673?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Webmin Webmin.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-1673?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1673 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-1673 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1673 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Webmin 0.x - Code Input Validation (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Webmin Webmin

- [CVE-2019-15107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15107/): Webmin Command Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2002-2201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2201/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2001-1196](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1196/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-12828](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12828/): Webmin CGI Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-36446](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36446/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-1673 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-1673 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Webmin Webmin, published on 21 Jun 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1673 exists.

Affected product: Webmin Webmin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1673/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1673/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1673
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1673
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-1673

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1673/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.