CVE-2012-6081

Published Jan 3, 2013 moinmo

Overview

CVE-2012-6081 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting moinmo moinmoin. It was published on January 3, 2013.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from moinmo. Update moinmoin to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
moinmo	moinmoin	0	Affected

References

Ref hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.9/rev/7e7e1cbb9d3f Ref moinmo.in/MoinMoinRelease1.9 Ref moinmo.in/SecurityFixes Ref secunia.com/advisories/51663 Ref secunia.com/advisories/51676 Ref secunia.com/advisories/51696 Ref ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1680-1 Ref www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2593 Ref www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25304 Ref www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/29/6

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2012-6081?

CVE-2012-6081 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting moinmo moinmoin. It was published on January 3, 2013.

How severe is CVE-2012-6081?

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