Path Traversal in Apache Couchdb
CVE-2012-5641
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.089 (95.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.089 · newest: 0.089 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Couchdb — versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2
- Mochiweb Project — versions 2.1.0, 2.2.0, 2.2.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/57313 (vdb-entry)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/81 (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/51765 (third-party-advisory)
- github.com/mochi/mochiweb/issues/92
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81240 (vdb-entry)
- github.com/melkote/mochiweb/commit/ac2bf (Exploit, Patch)