CVE-2020-25074

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4629-1

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The cache action in action/cache.py in MoinMoin through 1.9.10 allows directory traversal through a crafted HTTP request. An attacker who can upload attachments to the wiki can use this to achieve remote code execution.

La acción de la caché en el archivo action/cache.py en MoinMoin versiones hasta 1.9.10, permite el salto de directorio por medio de una petición HTTP diseñada. Un atacante que pueda cargar archivos adjuntos a la wiki puede usar esto para lograr una ejecución de código remota

Michael Chapman discovered that MoinMoin incorrectly handled certain cache actions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. Catarina Leite discovered that MoinMoin incorrectly handled certain SVG files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-09-02 CVE Reserved
2020-11-10 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

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

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/moinwiki/moin-1.9/security/advisories/GHSA-52q8-877j-gghq	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00020.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4787	2020-11-24

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Moinmo Search vendor "Moinmo"		Moinmoin Search vendor "Moinmo" for product "Moinmoin"				<= 1.9.10 Search vendor "Moinmo" for product "Moinmoin" and version " <= 1.9.10"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0"		-		Affected