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CVE-2008-1937

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered Topic
2008-06-14 moinmoin -- superuser privilege escalation

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Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2008-1937
Phase Assigned(20080424)

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.

References

Source Reference
CONFIRM http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/f405012e67af
CONFIRM http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes
GENTOO GLSA-200805-09
BID 28869
VUPEN ADV-2008-1307
SECUNIA 29894
SECUNIA 30160
XF moinmoin-userform-security-bypass(41909)