SB2012091103 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Webmin

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SB2012091103 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Webmin

Published: September 11, 2012 Updated: February 13, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2012091103
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4893)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2981)

The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to read and manipulate data.

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.


3) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2982)

The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to read and manipulate data.

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.


4) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2983)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References