CVE-2012-4893: gentoo webmin Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
Published 11-09-2012Last modified 16-09-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2012-4893 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in gentoo webmin. EPSS estimates a 0.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
0.85%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 11-09-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionMedium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.85%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
57%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.85% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.85%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Gentoo1 product
- webmin≤ 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
1 vendor · 1 product
References
3 links- www.americaninfosec.com/research/dossiers/AISG-12-001.pdfX Refsource MISC
- americaninfosec.com/research/index.htmlX Refsource MISC