# CVE-2012-6080: Directory traversal vulnerability in the \_do\_attachment\_move function in the AttachFile action (action/AttachFile.py) in MoinMoin 1.9.3 thro

- Also known as: GHSA-V33Q-2XCJ-4F3M, PYSEC-2013-5
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.9.6
- Published: 2013-01-03 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- moin (PyPI): from 1.9.3, fixed in 1.9.6

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57076
- http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51663
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2593
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/moin/+bug/1094599
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51676
- http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.9/rev/3c27131a3c52
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51696
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1680-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/30/6

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