CVE-2009-4762

Description

MoinMoin 1.7.x before 1.7.3 and 1.8.x before 1.8.3 checks parent ACLs in certain inappropriate circumstances during processing of hierarchical ACLs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by requesting an item, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-6603.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.76% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory moinmo.in Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.7/rev/897cdbe9e8f2 patch
http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1208 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2014 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39887 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35277 vdb entry
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-941-1 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0600 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.8/rev/897cdbe9e8f2 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-4762?
CVE-2009-4762 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-4762?
To fix CVE-2009-4762, 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-2009-4762 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-4762 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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