Input validation error in Webmin - CVE-2012-2982
Published: September 11, 2012 / Updated: February 13, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43567
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2982
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Webmin
Affected software:
Webmin
Webmin
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-2982
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://americaninfosec.com/research/index.html
- http://www.americaninfosec.com/research/dossiers/AISG-12-001.pdf
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/788478
- 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/1f1411fe7404ec3ac03e803cfa7e01515e71a213