# CVE-2014-3886: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into Webmin if referrer checking is disabled, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Low 2.6 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Jul 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hff3-r5mq-ph8h

## What is CVE-2014-3886?

CVE-2014-3886 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Webmin Webmin, published on 20 Jul 2014. It can be exploited over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Webmin before 1.690, when referrer checking is disabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.  NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2014-3924.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3886?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Webmin Webmin.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-3886?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-3886 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-3886 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3886 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2014-3886 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-3886 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Webmin Webmin, published on 20 Jul 2014. It can be exploited over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3886 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2014-3886/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3886/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3886
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3886
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-3886

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3886/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.