GHSA-52q8-877j-gghq
MoinMoin vulnerable to remote code execution via cache action
Packages
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Impact
The cache action in action/cache.py 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.
### Patches
Users are strongly advised to upgrade to a patched version.
MoinMoin Wiki 1.9.11 has the necessary fixes and also contains other important fixes.
### Workarounds
It is not advised to work around this, but to upgrade MoinMoin to a patched version.
That said, a work around via disabling the `cache` or the `AttachFile` action might be possible.
Also, it is of course helpful if you give `write` permissions (which include uploading attachments) only to trusted users.
### Credits
This vulnerability was discovered by Michael Chapman.
### For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email me at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/moinwiki/moin-1.9/security/advisories/GHSA-52q8-877j-gghq
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25074
- https://github.com/moinwiki/moin-1.9/commit/6b96a9060069302996b5af47fd4a388fc80172b7
- https://github.com/moinwiki/moin
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/moin/PYSEC-2020-67.yaml
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00020.html
- https://pypi.org/project/moin
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4787
- http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes