HIGH
moin: ACL/superuser priviledge escalation
Published Apr 24, 2008
8.7
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 1.67%
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
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
8.7 HIGH GHSA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Requirements None
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality None
Vulnerable System Integrity High
Vulnerable System Availability None
Subsequent System Confidentiality None
Subsequent System Integrity None
Subsequent System Availability None
7.5 HIGH GHSA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.67% 0.01670
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01670
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.67% (0.01670) | 75.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.66% (0.01656) | 73.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.03% (0.01029) | 75.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.34% (0.03340) | 91.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.96% (0.01964) | 89.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 1.85% (0.01851) | 88.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 1.76% (0.01763) | 87.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.63% (0.01631) | 85.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/f405012e67af x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29894 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30160 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-09.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28869 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1307/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1937 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=443948 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41909 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rqxp-6926-hphr Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/moin/PYSEC-2008-12.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1937
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080628213526/http://secunia.com/advisories/29894
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080724211750/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28869
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081002145815/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/f405012e67af
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081007072837/http://secunia.com/advisories/30160
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1937
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 24, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 24, 2008
Link CVE-2008-1937
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-RQXP-6926-HPHR Updated n/a