PYSEC-2009-13

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    PYSEC-2009-13

    Published: 3 Apr 2009Last Modified: 2 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: MoinMoin 1.6.2 and 1.7 does not properly enforce ACL checks when acl_hierarchic is set to True, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1937.

    References: http://osvdb.org/48875, http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/543ae9bdbe26, http://moinmo.in/MoinMoinBugs/AclHierarchicPageAclSupercededByAclRightsAfter, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1307, http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.7/rev/88356b3f849a, http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34655, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41911

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: moin

    Purl: pkg:pypi/moin

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.6.3

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High