Directory traversal vulnerability in the _do_attachment_move function in the AttachFile…
Priority LOW 35CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the _do_attachment_move function in the AttachFile action (action/AttachFile.py) in MoinMoin 1.9.3 through 1.9.5 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a file name.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04019 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed moin (PyPI): 1.9.6
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | moin (PyPI) | 1.9.3 to before 1.9.6 | 1.9.6 | Patch available | GHSA-v33q-2xcj-4f3m |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- moin (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.9.3 to before 1.9.6 Fixed in 1.9.6 Patch available GHSA-v33q-2xcj-4f3m
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-v33q-2xcj-4f3m moin (PyPI) Fixed in 1.9.6 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-6080
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v33q-2xcj-4f3m
References
Advisory 4
Other 8
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/moin/+bug/1094599
- [oss-security] 20121229 Re: CVE request: MoinMoin Wiki (path traversal vulnerability)
- https://github.com/moinwiki/moin
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/moin/PYSEC-2013-5.yaml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130513231719/http://secunia.com/advisories/51663
- https://web.archive.org/web/20151017045319/http://secunia.com/advisories/51696
- https://web.archive.org/web/20151104192815/http://secunia.com/advisories/51676
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228145410/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57076
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- TI-2012-05213 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (1) twikidraw (action/twikidraw.py)… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0
- TI-2020-12045 malicious SVG attachment causing stored XSS vulnerability in MoinMoin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
- TI-2009-04518 MoinMoin 1.7.x before 1.7.3 and 1.8.x before 1.8.3 checks parent ACLs in certain… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2010-00685 The default configuration of cfg.packagepages_actions_excluded in MoinMoin before 1.8.7… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2012-6080 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-6080 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v33q-2xcj-4f3m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-6080 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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