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TI-2004-00649 Aliases CVE-2004-0708GHSA-7jrp-r6jx-32cw

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—Moin (PyPI)before 1.2.21.2.2Patch availableGHSA-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

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableMoinmoin
cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2VulnerableMoinmoin
cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1VulnerableMoinmoin
  • cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Moinmoin
  • cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Moinmoin
  • cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·Moinmoin

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-7jrp-r6jx-32cw Moin (PyPI) Fixed in 1.2.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0708
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7jrp-r6jx-32cw

References

  • 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
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