MoinMoin PageEditor gain privilege
| moinmoin-pageeditor-gain-privilege (16832) |  High Risk |
Description:
MoinMoin could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges, caused by an undisclosed Access Control List (ACL) vulnerability in the PageEditor.
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo, Linux
- MoinMoin, MoinMoin prior to 1.2.3
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of MoinMoin (1.2.3 or later), available from the SourceForge.net Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- SourceForge.net, SourceForge.net: Project Info - MoinMoin at http://sourceforge.net/projects/moin/.
- SourceForge.net, SourceForge.net: File Release Notes and Changelog at http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=8482&release_id=254801.
- BID-10801: MoinMoin PageEditor Unspecified Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1463: Unknown vulnerability in the PageEditor in MoinMoin 1.2.2 and earlier, related to Access Control Lists (ACL), has unknown impact.
- GLSA-200408-25: MoinMoin: Group ACL bypass
- OSVDB ID: 8195: MoinMoin PageEditor ACL Issue
Reported:
Jul 21, 2004
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