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Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Oct 12, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-12670

CVE-2020-12670

Description

XSS exists in Webmin 1.941 and earlier affecting the Save function of the Read User Email Module / mailboxes Endpoint when attempting to save HTML emails. This module parses any output without sanitizing SCRIPT elements, as opposed to the View function, which sanitizes the input correctly. A malicious user can send any JavaScript payload into the message body and execute it if the user decides to save that email.

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Affected products

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  • Webmin/Webmin2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.941
    • (no CPE)range: <=1.941
  • Webmin/Webmindescription

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