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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-4762 · published 29 March 2010

CVE-2009-4762: Moinmoin permissions and access controls vulnerability

Moinmo · Moinmoin

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.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 3.0% · top 13.1% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
3.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
18References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.7/rev/897cdbe9e8f2 Patch
http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.8/rev/897cdbe9e8f2 Patch
http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39887
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-941-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2014
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35277
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0600 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1208
http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.7/rev/897cdbe9e8f2 Patch
http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.8/rev/897cdbe9e8f2 Patch
http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39887
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-941-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2014
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35277
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0600 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1208

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-4762), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.