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CVE-2012-4404
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,"…
Medium6.0EPSS 2.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.0 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.1% · top 18% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
References (9)
- USN-1604-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 50496 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-2538 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120904 CVE request: moinmoin incorrect ACL evaluation for virtual groups (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 50885 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 50474 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.9/rev/7b9f39289e16 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120904 Re: CVE request: moinmoin incorrect ACL evaluation for virtual groups (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-g4mx-rm5q-vh24 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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