CVE-2012-2983

Webmin < 1.590 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read via file/edit_html.cgi

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-2983. PoCs published by Unknown, juan vazquez, including Metasploit module auxiliary/admin/webmin/edit_html_fileaccess.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in Webmin 1.580 via the edit_html.cgi component, allowing authenticated users to access arbitrary files with root privileges. It authenticates with provided credentials and retrieves the specified file using path traversal techniques.

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.

Exploits (1)

metasploit WORKING POC
by Unknown, juan vazquez · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/admin/webmin/edit_html_fileaccess.rb

This Metasploit module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in Webmin 1.580 via the edit_html.cgi component, allowing authenticated users to access arbitrary files with root privileges. It authenticates with provided credentials and retrieves the specified file using path traversal techniques.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Webmin 1.580
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid Webmin credentials · Access to the File Manager Module
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Patch, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/788478
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027507
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://americaninfosec.com/research/index.html

Scores

EPSS 0.5399
EPSS Percentile 98.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (39)
gentoo/webmin 1.140
gentoo/webmin 1.150
gentoo/webmin 1.160
gentoo/webmin 1.170
gentoo/webmin 1.180
gentoo/webmin 1.200
gentoo/webmin 1.210
gentoo/webmin 1.220
gentoo/webmin 1.230
gentoo/webmin 1.240
... and 29 more
Published Sep 11, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026