Auth bypass in Gentoo Webmin
CVE-2012-2983
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.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.205 (97.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.205 · newest: 0.205 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Gentoo Webmin — versions 1.140, 1.150, 1.160
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.americaninfosec.com/research/dossiers/AISG-12-002.pdf
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/788478 (US Government Resource, Patch, third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- americaninfosec.com/research/index.html
- github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/4cd7bad70e23e4e19be8ccf7b9f245445b2b3b80
- www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX1…
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-2983?
- CVE-2012-2983 is a vulnerability in Gentoo Webmin, classified under Improper Authentication. Published 2012-09-11.
- Is CVE-2012-2983 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.