CVE-2012-4404 MoinMoin Improper Access Control
Authenticated users with virtual group membership can bypass access controls to gain unauthorized group privileges in MoinMoin Wiki.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-4404?
CVE-2012-4404 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Sep 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
security/__init__.py in MoinMoin 1.9 through 1.9.4 does not properly handle group names that contain virtual group names such as "All," "Known," or "Trusted," which allows remote authenticated users with virtual group membership to be treated as a member of the group.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4404?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including moin. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
moin PyPI | From 1.9 | 1.9.5 |
moin PyPI | From 1.9 | 1.9.5 |
moin PyPI | From 1.9 | 1.9.5 |
Products include Moinmo Moinmoin.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4404?
Upgrade moin to 1.9.5 or later.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2012-4404 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4404 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2020-15275 malicious SVG attachment causing stored XSS vulnerability in MoinMoin
- CVE-2009-4762 MoinMoin Improper Access Control vulnerability
- CVE-2010-0669 MoinMoin improper sanitizes user profiles
- CVE-2010-0717 MoinMoin has improper default configuration
- CVE-2010-0668 MoinMoin has multiple vulnerabilities related to superuser list, xmlrpc and OpenID configuration
Sources
Also known as DSA-2538-1, GHSA-g4mx-rm5q-vh24, PYSEC-2012-10.