CVE-2004-0708

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Published Jul 21, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

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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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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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

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 1.8% (1.767% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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

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Subscriptions

Moinmoin Moinmoin

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:24 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 21, 2004, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:24 AM
Reserved: Jul 20, 2004, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:06 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 27, 2004, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:06 PM

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