CVE-2008-1937

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-04-25 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

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.

Affected products

Moinmoin: 1.6.0, 1.6.1, 1.6.2

References

http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/f405012e67af
http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes
http://secunia.com/advisories/29894
http://secunia.com/advisories/30160
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-09.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28869
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1307/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41909
http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/f405012e67af
http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes
http://secunia.com/advisories/29894
http://secunia.com/advisories/30160

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