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CVE-2012-2983

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 20.5%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
5.0 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-287
EPSS score
20.5% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-2961)
Published
September 11, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2961 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • gentoo / webmin
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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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