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CVE-2012-2981

Webmin 1.590 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Perl code via a crafted file associated

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6 EPSS 0.00779
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

2
gentoo webmin<= 1.590
gentoo webminall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

6
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cret@cert.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD11 Sep 2012 · 06:55 PM
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://americaninfosec.com/research/index.html
http://www.americaninfosec.com/research/dossiers/AISG-12-000.pdf
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/788478PatchUS Government Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027507
http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf
https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/ed7365064c189b8f136a9f952062249167d1bd9ePatch
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