CVE-2008-6603

Public Exploit

Description

MoinMoin 1.6.2 and 1.7 does not properly enforce ACL checks when acl_hierarchic is set to True, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1937.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.39%
Vendor Advisory moinmo.in Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes vendor advisory
http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/543ae9bdbe26 exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41911 vdb entry
http://moinmo.in/MoinMoinBugs/AclHierarchicPageAclSupercededByAclRightsAfter
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34655 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/48875 vdb entry
http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.7/rev/88356b3f849a exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1307 vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6603?
CVE-2008-6603 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-6603?
To fix CVE-2008-6603, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-6603 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-6603 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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