CVE-2012-2981
Webmin 1.590 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Perl code via a...
Webmin 1.590 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Perl code via a crafted file associated with the type (aka monitor type name) parameter.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Webmin 1.590 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Perl code via a crafted file associated with the type (aka monitor type name) parameter.
- Record
CVE-2012-2981- CVSS 2.0
- 6.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Webmin 1.590 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Perl code via a crafted file associated with the type (aka monitor type name) parameter.
- Record
CVE-2012-2981- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2959 No score
Webmin 1.590 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Perl code via a crafted file associated with the type (aka monitor type name) parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2012-2959- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5rgg-pcr2-6jrx No score
Webmin 1.590 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Perl code via a...
Webmin 1.590 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Perl code via a crafted file associated with the type (aka monitor type name) parameter.
- Record
GHSA-5rgg-pcr2-6jrx- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-2981 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Gentoo Webmin, published September 11, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.12%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
americaninfosec.com/research/dossiers/AISG-12-000.pdf
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/788478
securitytracker.com/id?1027507
americaninfosec.com/research/index.html
github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/ed7365064c189b8f136a9f952062249167d1bd9e
xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2981