CVE-2012-5641

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the partition2 function in mochiweb_util.erl in MochiWeb before 2.4.0, as used in Apache CouchDB before 1.0.4, 1.1.x before 1.1.2, and 1.2.x before 1.2.1, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the default URI.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.83% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57313 vdb entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/81 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/51765 third party advisory
https://github.com/mochi/mochiweb/issues/92
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81240 vdb entry
https://github.com/melkote/mochiweb/commit/ac2bf patch exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5641?
CVE-2012-5641 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5641?
To fix CVE-2012-5641, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-5641 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-5641 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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