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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-17089

custom/run.cgi in Webmin before 1.870 allows remote authenticated administrators to conduct XSS attacks via the description field in the custom command functionality.

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CVE-2017-17089
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31 Oct 2026, 09:52 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2017-17089

core-osv · Original source

Published 30 Dec 2017, 17:29 UTC

custom/run.cgi in Webmin before 1.870 allows remote authenticated administrators to conduct XSS attacks via the description field in the custom command functionality.

osv:CVE-2017-17089
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-17089",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:48:16.288138287Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
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    "related_cves": [
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 380221,
  "published_at": "2017-12-30T17:29:00.263+00:00"
}