CVE-2012-6081

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple unrestricted file upload vulnerabilities in the (1) twikidraw (action/twikidraw.py) and (2) anywikidraw (action/anywikidraw.py) actions in MoinMoin before 1.9.6 allow remote authenticated users with write permissions to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an unspecified directory, as exploited in the wild in July 2012.

6.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 76.11% Top 5%

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

References

Link	Tags
http://moinmo.in/MoinMoinRelease1.9
http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51663	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.9/rev/7e7e1cbb9d3f	patch exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2593	vendor advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/moin/+bug/1094599
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57082	vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/29/6	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/51676	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/30/4	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/51696	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25304	exploit
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1680-1	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-6081?: CVE-2012-6081 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-6081?: To fix CVE-2012-6081, 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-2012-6081 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2012-6081 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~76% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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