CVE-2012-2983 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2012-2983

file/edit_html.cgi in Webmin 1.590 and earlier does not perform an...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

webmin
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.140, 1.150, 1.160, 1.170, 1.180, 1.200, 1.210, 1.220, 1.230, 1.240, 1.260, 1.270, 1.280, 1.290, 1.300, 1.310, 1.320, 1.330, 1.340, 1.370, 1.380, 1.390, 1.400, 1.410, 1.420, 1.430, 1.440, 1.450, 1.470, 1.480, 1.500, 1.510, 1.520, 1.530, 1.550, 1.560, 1.570, 1.580

Timeline

Official Publish: September 11th, 2012
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.