CVE-2012-4404

Moinmoin < 1.9.5 - Access Control

Title source: rule

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.

References (9)

[Various Sources] http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.9/rev/7b9f39289e16

[Vendor Advisory] http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/50474

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/50496

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/50885

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1604-1

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2538

[Mailing List] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/04/4

[Mailing List] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/2

Scores

EPSS 0.0099

EPSS Percentile 76.6%

Classification

CWE

CWE-264

Status draft

Affected Products (6)

moinmo/moinmoin

moinmo/moinmoin

moinmo/moinmoin

moinmo/moinmoin

moinmo/moinmoin

pypi/moin < 1.9.5PyPI

Timeline

Published Sep 10, 2012

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026