CVE-2012-4893 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack privileged user sessions to execute commands or read files via CSRF in Webmin's file manager.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-4893?
CVE-2012-4893 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Sep 2012. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in file/show.cgi in Webmin 1.590 and earlier allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of privileged users for requests that (1) read files or execute (2) tar, (3) zip, or (4) gzip commands, a different issue than CVE-2012-2982.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4893?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gentoo Webmin.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4893?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4893 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-4893 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4893 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hh2h-5vcr-gr3x.