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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.831418
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandriva Update for webmin MDVSA-2011:109 (webmin)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'webmin'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'webmin'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A vulnerability was discovered and corrected in webmin:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Webmin 1.540 and earlier
allows local users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a
chfn command that changes the real (aka Full Name) field, related to
useradmin/index.cgi and useradmin/user-lib.pl (CVE-2011-1937).

Packages for 2009.0 are provided as of the Extended Maintenance
Program. The updated packages have been upgraded to the 1.550 version which
is not vulnerable to this issue.

Affected Software/OS:
webmin on Mandriva Linux 2009.0,
Mandriva Linux 2009.0/X86_64,
Mandriva Linux 2010.1,
Mandriva Linux 2010.1/X86_64,
Mandriva Enterprise Server 5,
Mandriva Enterprise Server 5/X86_64

Solution:
Please Install the Updated Packages.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-1937
BugTraq ID: 47558
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47558
Bugtraq: 20110424 XSS in Webmin 1.540 + exploit for privilege escalation (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517658
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:109
http://javierb.com.ar/2011/04/24/xss-webmin-1-540/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUO7JLIGUf0
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/22/1
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/24/7
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025438
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8264
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG

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