CVE-2010-1238 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass textcha protection in MoinMoin by submitting empty fields, allowing automated spam or abuse.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2010-1238?

CVE-2010-1238 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Apr 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

MoinMoin 1.7.1 allows remote attackers to bypass the textcha protection mechanism by modifying the textcha-question and textcha-answer fields to have empty values.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1238?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Moinmo Moinmoin.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1238?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1238 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-1238 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1238 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qwwp-27qm-g533.

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