Vulnerability identifier: #VU43216

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6080

CWE-ID: CWE-22

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
MoinMoin
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: MoinMoin

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the _do_attachment_move function in the AttachFile action (action/AttachFile.py) in MoinMoin 1.9.3 through 1.9.5. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a . (dot dot) in a file name.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

MoinMoin: 1.9.3 - 1.9.5

---

External links
http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.9/rev/3c27131a3c52
http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes
http://secunia.com/advisories/51663
http://secunia.com/advisories/51676
http://secunia.com/advisories/51696
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1680-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2593
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/30/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57076
http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/moin/+bug/1094599

---

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.