# CVE-2012-6080: MoinMoin Directory Traversal vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2012-6080-moinmoin-directory-traversal-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2013-01-03  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2012-6080 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2013-01-03

Directory traversal vulnerability in the _do_attachment_move function in the AttachFile action (action/AttachFile.py) in MoinMoin 1.9.3 through 1.9.5 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a file name.

Technologies: [moin (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/moin). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2012-6080 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2012-6080 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2012-6080?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 3 January 2013.

**Which products and versions are affected?** moin (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.9.3,fixed=1.9.6.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2012-6080?** Yes. moin (PyPI): upgrade to 1.9.6 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2012-6080?** Check whether you run moin (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- moin (PyPI): upgrade to 1.9.6 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "moin>=1.9.6"
  ```


## Affected products

- moin (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.9.3,fixed=1.9.6

## Identifiers

- CVE-2012-6080
- GHSA-v33q-2xcj-4f3m
- PYSEC-2013-5

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- [PYSEC-2026-670 - MoinMoin Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2009-0260-moinmoin-multiple-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerabilities)
- [PYSEC-2026-677 - MoinMoin Improper Access Control](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2008-1099-moinmoin-improper-access-control)
- [PYSEC-2026-672 - MoinMoin Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2008-1098-moinmoin-multiple-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerabilities)
- [PYSEC-2026-668 - MoinMoin Directory traversal vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2008-0782-moinmoin-directory-traversal-vulnerability)