CVE-2012-6080

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the _do_attachment_move function in the AttachFile action (action/AttachFile.py) in MoinMoin 1.9.3 through 1.9.5 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a file name.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.53% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory moinmo.in Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57076 vdb entry
http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51663 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2593 vendor advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/moin/+bug/1094599
http://secunia.com/advisories/51676 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.9/rev/3c27131a3c52 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/51696 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1680-1 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/30/6 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-6080?
CVE-2012-6080 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-6080?
To fix CVE-2012-6080, 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-2012-6080 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-6080 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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