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
Published Sep 11, 2012
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 20.46%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 20.46% (0.20456) | 97.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 20.46% (0.20456) | 97.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 20, 2026 | 53.99% (0.53985) | 98.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 8, 2026 | 50.93% (0.50929) | 97.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 8, 2025 | 54.54% (0.54538) | 97.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 50.93% (0.50929) | 97.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 46.97% (0.46973) | 96.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 50.93% (0.50929) | 97.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 44.39% (0.44391) | 97.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.70% (0.01702) | 88.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 2, 2023 | 1.70% (0.01702) | 86.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.51% (0.01508) | 84.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 40.88% (0.40880) | 98.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 40.88% (0.40880) | 97.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://americaninfosec.com/research/index.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.americaninfosec.com/research/dossiers/AISG-12-002.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/4cd7bad70e23e4e19be8ccf7b9f245445b2b3b80 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://americaninfosec.com/research/index.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.americaninfosec.com/research/dossiers/AISG-12-002.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/4cd7bad70e23e4e19be8ccf7b9f245445b2b3b80 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
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