MoinMoin 1.6.2 and 1.7 does not properly enforce ACL checks when acl_hierarchic is set to…
Priority LOW 33CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01651 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed moin (PyPI): 1.6.3, 1.7.1
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 1.6.3 | 1.6.3 | Patch available | GHSA-wc8w-gh5m-62fv |
| — | moin (PyPI) | 1.7 to before 1.7.1 | 1.7.1 | Patch available | GHSA-wc8w-gh5m-62fv |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- moin (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.6.3 Fixed in 1.6.3 Patch available GHSA-wc8w-gh5m-62fv
- moin (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.7 to before 1.7.1 Fixed in 1.7.1 Patch available GHSA-wc8w-gh5m-62fv
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-wc8w-gh5m-62fv moin (PyPI) Fixed in 1.6.3 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-wc8w-gh5m-62fv moin (PyPI) Fixed in 1.7.1 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-6603
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wc8w-gh5m-62fv
References
Other 8
- http://moinmo.in/MoinMoinBugs/AclHierarchicPageAclSupercededByAclRightsAfter
- 48875
- https://github.com/moinwiki/moin
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/moin/PYSEC-2009-13.yaml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080511110948/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/543ae9bdbe26
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090730023652/http://moinmo.in/MoinMoinBugs/AclHierarchicPageAclSupercededByAclRightsAfter
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200301063229/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34655
- https://web.archive.org/web/20211207023130/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.7/rev/88356b3f849a
More Moinmoin vulnerabilities
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- TI-2020-15333 The cache action in action/cache.py in MoinMoin through 1.9.10 allows directory traversal… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-05213 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (1) twikidraw (action/twikidraw.py)… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0
- TI-2020-12045 malicious SVG attachment causing stored XSS vulnerability in MoinMoin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
- TI-2009-04518 MoinMoin 1.7.x before 1.7.3 and 1.8.x before 1.8.3 checks parent ACLs in certain… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2010-00685 The default configuration of cfg.packagepages_actions_excluded in MoinMoin before 1.8.7… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2008-6603 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-6603 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wc8w-gh5m-62fv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-6603 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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