CVE-2018-8712
As a result of weak default configuration settings, limited users have full access rights to the underlying Unix system files, allowing the user to read sensitive data from the local system (using Local File Include) such as the '/etc/shadow' file via a…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.79%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in Webmin 1.840 and 1.880 when the default Yes setting of "Can view any file as a log file" is enabled. As a result of weak default configuration settings, limited users have full access rights to the underlying Unix system files, allowing the user to read sensitive data from the local system (using Local File Include) such as the '/etc/shadow' file via a "GET /syslog/save_log.cgi?view=1&file=/etc/shadow" request.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.79% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- webmin/webmin
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://www.7elements.co.uk/resources/technical-advisories/webmin-1-840-1-880-unrestricted-access-arbitrary-files-using-local-file-include/Issue Tracking
- https://www.7elements.co.uk/resources/technical-advisories/webmin-1-840-1-880-unrestricted-access-arbitrary-files-using-local-file-include/Issue Tracking
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.