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CVE-2008-6548: MoinMoin improper access control on the included page for the rst parser

May 17, 2022 (updated October 1, 2024)

The rst parser (parser/text_rst.py) in MoinMoin 1.6.1 does not check the ACL of an included page, which allows attackers to read unauthorized include files via unknown vectors.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-jhxw-4hw4-mhh7
  • github.com/moinwiki/moin
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/moin/PYSEC-2009-11.yaml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6548
  • web.archive.org/web/20080523123729/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/raw-file/1.6.2/docs/CHANGES
  • web.archive.org/web/20211206185024/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/35ff7a9b1546

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.6.2

Fixed versions

  • 1.6.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.6.2 or above.

Impact 5.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-862: Missing Authorization

Source file

pypi/moin/CVE-2008-6548.yml

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