CVE-2012-5641

Apache CouchDB 1.0.3 / 1.1.1 / 1.2.0 Information Disclosure

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Vulnerabilidad de salto de directorio en la función partition2 en mochiweb_util.erl en MochiWeb anterior a 2.4.0, utilizado en Apache CouchDB anterior a 1.0.4, 1.1.x anterior a 1.1.2 y 1.2.x anterior a 1.2.1, permite a atacantes remotos leer archivos arbitrarios a través de un ..\ (punto punto barra invertida) en la URI por defecto.

Apache CouchDB versions up to and including 1.0.3, 1.1.1, and 1.2.0 are vulnerable to an information disclosure vulnerability via unescaped backslashes in URLs on Windows.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2012-10-24 CVE Reserved
2013-01-14 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
2025-06-14 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/81	Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/51765	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57313	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81240	Vdb Entry
https://github.com/mochi/mochiweb/issues/92	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/melkote/mochiweb/commit/ac2bf	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Couchdb Search vendor "Apache" for product "Couchdb"				<= 1.0.3 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Couchdb" and version " <= 1.0.3"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Couchdb Search vendor "Apache" for product "Couchdb"				1.0.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Couchdb" and version "1.0.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Couchdb Search vendor "Apache" for product "Couchdb"				1.0.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Couchdb" and version "1.0.1"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Couchdb Search vendor "Apache" for product "Couchdb"				1.0.2 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Couchdb" and version "1.0.2"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Couchdb Search vendor "Apache" for product "Couchdb"				1.1.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Couchdb" and version "1.1.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Couchdb Search vendor "Apache" for product "Couchdb"				1.1.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Couchdb" and version "1.1.1"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Couchdb Search vendor "Apache" for product "Couchdb"				1.2.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Couchdb" and version "1.2.0"		-		Affected
Mochiweb Project Search vendor "Mochiweb Project"		Mochiweb Search vendor "Mochiweb Project" for product "Mochiweb"				<= 2.3.2 Search vendor "Mochiweb Project" for product "Mochiweb" and version " <= 2.3.2"		-		Affected
Mochiweb Project Search vendor "Mochiweb Project"		Mochiweb Search vendor "Mochiweb Project" for product "Mochiweb"				2.1.0 Search vendor "Mochiweb Project" for product "Mochiweb" and version "2.1.0"		-		Affected
Mochiweb Project Search vendor "Mochiweb Project"		Mochiweb Search vendor "Mochiweb Project" for product "Mochiweb"				2.2.0 Search vendor "Mochiweb Project" for product "Mochiweb" and version "2.2.0"		-		Affected
Mochiweb Project Search vendor "Mochiweb Project"		Mochiweb Search vendor "Mochiweb Project" for product "Mochiweb"				2.2.1 Search vendor "Mochiweb Project" for product "Mochiweb" and version "2.2.1"		-		Affected
Mochiweb Project Search vendor "Mochiweb Project"		Mochiweb Search vendor "Mochiweb Project" for product "Mochiweb"				2.3.0 Search vendor "Mochiweb Project" for product "Mochiweb" and version "2.3.0"		-		Affected
Mochiweb Project Search vendor "Mochiweb Project"		Mochiweb Search vendor "Mochiweb Project" for product "Mochiweb"				2.3.1 Search vendor "Mochiweb Project" for product "Mochiweb" and version "2.3.1"		-		Affected