CVE-2012-5641
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CVE-2012-5641 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 8.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Couchdb | <= 1.0.3 |
| Apache | Couchdb | 1.0.0 |
| Apache | Couchdb | 1.0.1 |
| Apache | Couchdb | 1.0.2 |
| Apache | Couchdb | 1.1.0 |
| Apache | Couchdb | 1.1.1 |
| Apache | Couchdb | 1.2.0 |
| Mochiweb Project | Mochiweb | <= 2.3.2 |
| Mochiweb Project | Mochiweb | 2.1.0 |
| Mochiweb Project | Mochiweb | 2.2.0 |
| Mochiweb Project | Mochiweb | 2.2.1 |
| Mochiweb Project | Mochiweb | 2.3.0 |
| Mochiweb Project | Mochiweb | 2.3.1 |
References
- https://github.com/melkote/mochiweb/commit/ac2bfExploit, Patch
- https://github.com/melkote/mochiweb/commit/ac2bfExploit, Patch
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