CVE-2012-2983
file/edit_html.cgi in Webmin 1.590 and earlier does not perform an authorization check before...
CVE-2012-2983 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) 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 20.5%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-2983- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-2983- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2961 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-2961- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g7x5-gg6r-rhm7 No score
file/edit_html.cgi in Webmin 1.590 and earlier does not perform an authorization check before...
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.
- Record
GHSA-g7x5-gg6r-rhm7- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Webmin edit_html.cgi file Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access | 2012-09-06 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
References
americaninfosec.com/research/dossiers/AISG-12-002.pdf
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/788478
securitytracker.com/id?1027507
americaninfosec.com/research/index.html
github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/4cd7bad70e23e4e19be8ccf7b9f245445b2b3b80
xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2983