SB2012091101 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in MoinMoin
Published: September 11, 2012 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012091101
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4404)
The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to read and manipulate data.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.9/rev/7b9f39289e16
- http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50474
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50496
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50885
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2538
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/04/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1604-1