CVE-2012-2982

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.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Metasploit 1 module

Webmin /file/show.cgi Remote Command Execution
exploit/unix/webapp/webmin_show_cgi_exec

Exploit-DB 1

Webmin 1.580 - '/file/show.cgi' Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) EDB-21851 · remote · Oct 10, 2012 · verified

GitHub 18 repositories · most starred shown

JohnHammond/CVE-2012-2982 ★ 43 · Sep 4, 2021

A Python replicated exploit for Webmin 1.580 /file/show.cgi Remote Code Execution
cd6629/CVE-2012-2982-Python-PoC ★ 5 · Aug 5, 2020

This was converted from a metasploit module as an exercise for OSCP studying
0xTas/CVE-2012-2982 ★ 3 · Dec 15, 2022

An exploit for CVE-2012-2982 implemented in Rust
OstojaOfficial/CVE-2012-2982 ★ 2 · Oct 25, 2020

Python exploit for CVE-2012-2982
JRrooot/CVE-2012-2982-Webmin-RCE ★ 1 · Jan 5, 2026

Python PoC for Webmin 1.580 Remote Command Execution (CVE-2012-2982)
Gvmyz/CVE-2012-2982_Python ★ 1 · Mar 18, 2021

PoC Python script as an exercice from tryhackme.
0xF331-D3AD/CVE-2012-2982 ★ 0 · Jun 16, 2022
blu3ming/CVE-2012-2982 ★ 0 · Feb 16, 2022

POC en Python para el CVE-2012-2982 mejorado del original por el usuario @OstojaOfficial
varppi/CVE-2012-2982 ★ 0 · Dec 10, 2021
Ari-Weinberg/CVE-2012-2982 ★ 0 · Apr 6, 2021

Exploit for CVE-2012-2982

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

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