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CVE-2012-5641
Directory traversal vulnerability in the partition2 function in mochiweb_util.erl in MochiWeb before 2.4.0, as used in Apache CouchDB…
Medium5.0EPSS 8.9%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 8.9% · top 4.8% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (6)
- 57313 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20130114 CVE-2012-5641 Apache CouchDB Information disclosure via unescaped backslashes in URLs on Windows (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 51765 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://github.com/mochi/mochiweb/issues/92 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- apache-couchdb-dir-traversal(81240) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- https://github.com/melkote/mochiweb/commit/ac2bf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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