CVE-2004-0708 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

MoinMoin 1.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges by creating a user with the same name as an existing group that has higher privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.012.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Moinmoin	Moinmoin

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.2.1:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-1667	MoinMoin 1.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges by creating a user with the same name as an existing group that has higher privileges.
Github GHSA	GHSA-7jrp-r6jx-32cw	MoinMoin allows administrative access

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/11807
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=948103&group_id=8482&atid=108482
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200407-09.xml
http://www.osvdb.org/6704
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10568
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16465

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-07-21T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:24:27.078Z

Reserved: 2004-07-20T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2004-0708

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2004-07-27T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2004-0708

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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