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TI-2012-04742 Aliases CVE-2012-5641GHSA-99r9-958v-rr3x

Directory traversal vulnerability in the partition2 function in mochiweb_util.erl in…

Priority LOW 34CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08945 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.0.3VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:mochiweb_project:mochiweb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.3.2VulnerableMochiweb Project
cpe:2.3:a:mochiweb_project:mochiweb:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.0VulnerableMochiweb Project
cpe:2.3:a:mochiweb_project:mochiweb:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.0VulnerableMochiweb Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:mochiweb_project:mochiweb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.3.2 Vulnerable ·Mochiweb Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:mochiweb_project:mochiweb:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·Mochiweb Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:mochiweb_project:mochiweb:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0 Vulnerable ·Mochiweb Project
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mochiweb_project:mochiweb:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1VulnerableMochiweb Project
cpe:2.3:a:mochiweb_project:mochiweb:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.0VulnerableMochiweb Project
cpe:2.3:a:mochiweb_project:mochiweb:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.1VulnerableMochiweb Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:mochiweb_project:mochiweb:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·Mochiweb Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:mochiweb_project:mochiweb:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 Vulnerable ·Mochiweb Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:mochiweb_project:mochiweb:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·Mochiweb Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5641
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-99r9-958v-rr3x

References

Exploit 1

Other 2

Sources

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