Directory traversal vulnerability in MoinMoin 1.5.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the MOIN_ID user ID in a cookie for a userform action. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged for PHP code execution via the quicklinks parameter.
| Date Added | Due Date | Vulnerability Name | Required Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A |
| Type | Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 2.0 | 5.0 | MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Hyperlink | Source | Resource |
|---|---|---|
| http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.5/rev/e69a16b6e630 | cve@mitre.org | N/A |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29010 | cve@mitre.org | Vendor Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29262 | cve@mitre.org | N/A |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29444 | cve@mitre.org | N/A |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33755 | cve@mitre.org | N/A |
| http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-January/001890.html | cve@mitre.org | N/A |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1514 | cve@mitre.org | N/A |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-27.xml | cve@mitre.org | N/A |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27404 | cve@mitre.org | N/A |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0569/references | cve@mitre.org | N/A |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39837 | cve@mitre.org | N/A |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/716-1/ | cve@mitre.org | N/A |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4957 | cve@mitre.org | N/A |