Vulnerability in Gentoo Webmin

CVE-2012-2982

file/show.cgi in Webmin 1.590 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via an invalid character in a pathname, as demonstrated by a | (pipe) character.

EPSS: 0.828 (99.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Gentoo Webmin — versions 1.140, 1.150, 1.160
  • N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-2982?
CVE-2012-2982 is a vulnerability in Gentoo Webmin. Published 2012-09-11.
Is CVE-2012-2982 known to be exploited?
42 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.