MoinMoin 1.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges by creating a user…
Priority LOW 36Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
MoinMoin 1.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges by creating a user with the same name as an existing group that has higher privileges.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01767 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Moin (PyPI): 1.2.2
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | Moin (PyPI) | before 1.2.2 | 1.2.2 | Patch available | GHSA-7jrp-r6jx-32cw |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Moin (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.2.2 Fixed in 1.2.2 Patch available GHSA-7jrp-r6jx-32cw
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-7jrp-r6jx-32cw Moin (PyPI) Fixed in 1.2.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0708
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7jrp-r6jx-32cw
References
More Moinmoin vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-01340 Unknown vulnerability in the PageEditor in MoinMoin 1.2.2 and earlier, related to Access… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-00748 Directory traversal vulnerability in MoinMoin 1.5.8 and earlier allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2004-01339 Unknown vulnerability in MoinMoin 1.2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2008-01860 The user form processing (userform.py) in MoinMoin before 1.6.3, when using ACLs or a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2007-02340 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in MoinMoin 1.5.7 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
- TI-2009-00243 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in action/AttachFile.py in MoinMoin… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2004-0708 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-0708 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7jrp-r6jx-32cw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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