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CVE-2012-2983

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 20.46% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-09-11 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 20.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2012-2983
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
20.46%

Original NVD 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.