CVE-2008-1937 MoinMoin vulnerable to privilege escalation

What is CVE-2008-1937?

CVE-2008-1937 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Apr 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The user form processing (userform.py) in MoinMoin before 1.6.3, when using ACLs or a non-empty superusers list, does not properly manage users, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1937?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including moin. It affects 1 product.

Products include Moinmoin Moinmoin.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1937?

Upgrade moin to a fixed version for your release line: 1.6.3 or 1.7.1.

Is CVE-2008-1937 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1937 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2004-1463 MoinMoin Improper Privilege Management Critical 10.0
• CVE-2004-1462 MoinMoin Improper Access Control High 7.5
• CVE-2004-0708 MoinMoin allows administrative access High 7.5
• CVE-2007-2423 Cross-site scripting in n/a Medium 5.8
• CVE-2008-1099 MoinMoin Improper Access Control Medium 5.0

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-rqxp-6926-hphr, PYSEC-2008-12.