MEDIUM
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
Published Sep 11, 2012
6.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.12%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 1.590
- 1.140
- 1.150
- 1.160
- 1.170
- 1.180
- 1.200
- 1.210
- 1.220
- 1.230
- 1.240
- 1.260
- 1.270
- 1.280
- 1.290
- 1.300
- 1.310
- 1.320
- 1.330
- 1.340
- 1.370
- 1.380
- 1.390
- 1.400
- 1.410
- 1.420
- 1.430
- 1.440
- 1.450
- 1.470
- 1.480
- 1.500
- 1.510
- 1.520
- 1.530
- 1.550
- 1.560
- 1.570
- 1.580
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.12% 0.02117
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02117
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.12% (0.02117) | 81.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.12% (0.02117) | 79.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.03% (0.01031) | 75.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.59% (0.00588) | 78.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.59% (0.00588) | 77.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 0.59% (0.00588) | 74.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.49% (0.00489) | 72.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 67.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 23, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 66.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 64.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 41.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://americaninfosec.com/research/index.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.americaninfosec.com/research/dossiers/AISG-12-000.pdf x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/788478 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027507 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/ed7365064c189b8f136a9f952062249167d1bd9e x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://americaninfosec.com/research/index.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.americaninfosec.com/research/dossiers/AISG-12-000.pdf | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/788478 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027507 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/ed7365064c189b8f136a9f952062249167d1bd9e | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner certcc
Published Sep 11, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved May 30, 2012
Link CVE-2012-2981
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a