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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-2983

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.
Publish Date : 2012-09-11 Last Update Date : 2013-04-12
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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

Cvss Score
5.0
Confidentiality Impact Partial (There is considerable informational disclosure.)
Integrity Impact None (There is no impact to the integrity of the system)
Availability Impact None (There is no impact to the availability of the system.)
Access Complexity Low (Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. Very little knowledge or skill is required to exploit. )
Authentication Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access None
Vulnerability Type(s)
CWE ID 287

- Products Affected By CVE-2012-2983

# Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
1 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.140 Details Vulnerabilities
2 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.150 Details Vulnerabilities
3 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.160 Details Vulnerabilities
4 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.170 Details Vulnerabilities
5 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.180 Details Vulnerabilities
6 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.200 Details Vulnerabilities
7 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.210 Details Vulnerabilities
8 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.220 Details Vulnerabilities
9 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.230 Details Vulnerabilities
10 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.240 Details Vulnerabilities
11 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.260 Details Vulnerabilities
12 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.270 Details Vulnerabilities
13 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.280 Details Vulnerabilities
14 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.290 Details Vulnerabilities
15 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.300 Details Vulnerabilities
16 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.310 Details Vulnerabilities
17 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.320 Details Vulnerabilities
18 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.330 Details Vulnerabilities
19 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.340 Details Vulnerabilities
20 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.370 Details Vulnerabilities
21 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.380 Details Vulnerabilities
22 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.390 Details Vulnerabilities
23 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.400 Details Vulnerabilities
24 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.410 Details Vulnerabilities
25 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.420 Details Vulnerabilities
26 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.430 Details Vulnerabilities
27 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.440 Details Vulnerabilities
28 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.450 Details Vulnerabilities
29 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.470 Details Vulnerabilities
30 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.480 Details Vulnerabilities
31 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.500 Details Vulnerabilities
32 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.510 Details Vulnerabilities
33 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.520 Details Vulnerabilities
34 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.530 Details Vulnerabilities
35 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.550 Details Vulnerabilities
36 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.560 Details Vulnerabilities
37 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.570 Details Vulnerabilities
38 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.580 Details Vulnerabilities
39 Application Gentoo Webmin 1.590 Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions
Gentoo Webmin 39

- References For CVE-2012-2983

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/788478
CERT-VN VU#788478
https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/4cd7bad70e23e4e19be8ccf7b9f245445b2b3b80 CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027507
SECTRACK 1027507
http://www.americaninfosec.com/research/dossiers/AISG-12-002.pdf
http://americaninfosec.com/research/index.html

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2012-2983

Webmin edit_html.cgi file Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access
This module exploits a directory traversal in Webmin 1.580. The vulnerability exists in the edit_html.cgi component and allows an authenticated user with access to the File Manager Module to access arbitrary files with root privileges. The module has been tested successfully with Webim 1.580 over Ubuntu 10.04.


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