CVE-2012-2982

N/A Unknown
Published: September 11, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://americaninfosec.com/research/index.html
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.americaninfosec.com/research/dossiers/AISG-12-001.pdf
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/788478
Source: cret@cert.org
Patch US Government Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027507
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf
Source: cret@cert.org
https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/1f1411fe7404ec3ac03e803cfa7e01515e71a213
Source: cret@cert.org
Exploit Patch
http://americaninfosec.com/research/index.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.americaninfosec.com/research/dossiers/AISG-12-001.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/788478
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch US Government Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027507
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/1f1411fe7404ec3ac03e803cfa7e01515e71a213
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
61.9%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

gentoo