# CVE-2023-41157: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via folder names in Usermin, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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:** 16 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 25 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x24g-hxf6-p2f9

## What is CVE-2023-41157?

CVE-2023-41157 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Usermin 2.000 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the folder name parameter while creating the folder to manage the folder tab, filter tab, and forward mail tab.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41157?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Webmin Usermin.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-41157?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41157 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-41157 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41157 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2015-2079](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2079/): Code injection in Usermin (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-35132](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35132/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2014-3883](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3883/): Usermin before 1.600 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary operating-system commands via unspecified vectors related to a user action. (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2024-36453](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-36453/): Cross-site scripting in Usermin (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-41162](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41162/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-41157 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-41157 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41157 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2023-41157/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41157/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41157
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41157
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-41157

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41157/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.