PYSEC-2012-10

    Dashboard / Vulnerabilities / PYSEC-2012-10

    PYSEC-2012-10

    Published: 10 Sept 2012Last Modified: 10 Jun 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.9/rev/7b9f39289e16, http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes, http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2538, http://secunia.com/advisories/50496, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/2, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/04/4, http://secunia.com/advisories/50474, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1604-1, http://secunia.com/advisories/50885, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g4mx-rm5q-vh24

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: moin

    Purl: pkg:pypi/moin

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 1.9
    Fixed -1.9.5

    Affected versions

    1.9.0
    1.9.1
    1.9.2
    1.9.3
    1.9.4

    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