CVE-2012-2982 EXPLOIT
6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 62.2% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.5 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 62.18% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-09-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| gentoo | webmin |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Webmin 1.580 - '/file/show.cgi' Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2012-10-10 |
References
- http://americaninfosec.com/research/index.html
- http://www.americaninfosec.com/research/dossiers/AISG-12-001.pdf
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/788478
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027507
- http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/1f1411fe7404ec3ac03e803cfa7e01515e71a213
- http://americaninfosec.com/research/index.html
- http://www.americaninfosec.com/research/dossiers/AISG-12-001.pdf
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/788478
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027507
- http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/1f1411fe7404ec3ac03e803cfa7e01515e71a213
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