CVE-2012-5641: apache couchdb Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-5641 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Path Traversal vulnerability in apache couchdb. EPSS estimates a 8.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 18-03-2014
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.