CVE-2012-2983 is an authorization bypass vulnerability in Webmin 1.590 and earlier, specifically within the file/edit_html.cgi component, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a low attack complexity and no authentication required for exploitation, leading to potential information disclosure. While not actively exploited in the wild or on CISA's KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists for this vulnerability, and it has a high FAUCET Risk Score of 97/100, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.590CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.140CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.140:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.150CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.150:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.160CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.160:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.170CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.170:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.