CVE-2012-4404

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-4404
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-09-10 22:55:05 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionsecurity/__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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Moinmo Moinmoin 1.9.0 All All All
Application Moinmo Moinmoin 1.9.1 All All All
Application Moinmo Moinmoin 1.9.2 All All All
Application Moinmo Moinmoin 1.9.3 All All All
Application Moinmo Moinmoin 1.9.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE request: moinmoin incorrect ACL evaluation for virtual groups af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
USN-1604-1: MoinMoin vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
moin/1.9: changeset 5870:7b9f39289e16 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hg.moinmo.in
SecurityFixes - MoinMoin af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 moinmo.in Vendor Advisory
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2538-1 moin af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
oss-security - Re: CVE request: moinmoin incorrect ACL evaluation for virtual groups af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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