CVE-2012-2981

Webmin 1.590 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Perl code via a crafted file associated with the type (aka monitor type name) parameter.

Published: 2012-09-11 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-2981 is rated Moderate Risk (49.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.78%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2981

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-08 1.03% 0.78% -0.25%
2 2025-03-30 1.15% 1.03% -0.12%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.15% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2981

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 6.8 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-2981

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2981

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gentoo webmin <= 1.590 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.140 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.140:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.150 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.150:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.160 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.160:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.170 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.170:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.180 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.180:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.200 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.200:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.210 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.210:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.220 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.220:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.230 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.230:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.240 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.240:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.260 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.260:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.270 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.270:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.280 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.280:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.290 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.290:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.300 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.300:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.310 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.310:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.320 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.320:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.330 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.330:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.340 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.340:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.370 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.370:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.380 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.380:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.390 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.390:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.400 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.400:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.410 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.410:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.420 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.420:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.430 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.430:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.440 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.440:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.450 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.450:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.470 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.470:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.480 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.480:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.500 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.500:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.510 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.510:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.520 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.520:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.530 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.530:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.550 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.550:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.560 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.560:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.570 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.570:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo webmin 1.580 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:webmin:1.580:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2981

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