CVE-2012-4404
MEDIUM5.4EPSS 0.99%moin - privilege escalation
Published: 5/17/2022Modified: 3/9/2026
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.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/moinfrom 0, < 1.9.3-1+squeeze2
- PyPI/moin>= 1.9, < 1.9.5
- PyPI/moin>= 1.9, < 1.9.5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
References (16)
- ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/50474
- ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/50496
- ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/50885
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4404
- PATCHhttps://github.com/moinwiki/moin
- WEBhttp://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.9/rev/7b9f39289e16
- WEBhttp://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes
- WEBhttps://github.com/moinwiki/moin/commit/b7791166cb3613d07c6e8eea966b4f763b2de660
- WEBhttps://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/moin/PYSEC-2012-10.yaml
- WEBhttps://web.archive.org/web/20151016233452/http://secunia.com/advisories/50885
- WEBhttps://web.archive.org/web/20151017041746/http://secunia.com/advisories/50474
- WEBhttps://web.archive.org/web/20151017041755/http://secunia.com/advisories/50496
- WEBhttp://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2538
- WEBhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/04/4
- WEBhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/2
- WEBhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1604-1