5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2012-2983
Webmin Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Disclosure
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 11, 2012, 6:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 30, 2013, 3:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-2983 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Webmin webmin
1 Gentoo webmin

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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.70 }} 0.19%

score

0.86125

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
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