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CVE-2008-1937

Published: Apr 24, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-264
NVD MITRE
6.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.7%
Top 26.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The user form processing (userform.py) in MoinMoin before 1.6.3, when using ACLs or a non-empty superusers list, does not properly manage users, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

moinmoinmoinmoin
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / forum-wiki
moinPyPIOSS Libraries
n/an/a
moinmoinoss-projectWeb & CMS Plugins
pypipackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/f405012e67af
hg.moinmo.in
http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes
moinmo.in
http://secunia.com/advisories/29894
secunia.com
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Timeline

Published
Apr 24, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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