# 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 allo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2012-09-11 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.americaninfosec.com/research/dossiers/AISG-12-002.pdf
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/788478
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027507
- http://americaninfosec.com/research/index.html
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/4cd7bad70e23e4e19be8ccf7b9f245445b2b3b80
- http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/admin/webmin/edit_html_fileaccess.rb

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