CVE-2012-2982 Command injection in n/a
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Webmin servers by injecting pipe characters into file paths.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-2982?
CVE-2012-2982 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Sep 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2982?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gentoo Webmin.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2982?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2982 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2012-2982 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-2982 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Exploit-DB entry and 18 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vpgr-2w9j-94m5.