CVE-2012-2983
N/A
Published: September 11, 2012 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWebmin
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 20%
Description
file/edit_html.cgi in Webmin 1.590 and earlier does not perform an authorization check before showing a file's unedited contents, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the file field.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://www.americaninfosec.com/research/dossiers/AISG-12-002.pdfThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/788478x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/4cd7bad70e23e4e19be8ccf7b9f245445b2b3b80Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287
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