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GHSA-7jrp-r6jx-32cw CVE-2004-0708 PYSEC-2026-671

MoinMoin allows administrative access

High PyPI
Severity
High
The publisher's own rating, not a CVSS score
Exploit chance (EPSS)
1.77%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 78.09% of scored vulnerabilities.
Known exploited
No
Not in CISA's catalog
Weakness
—
Not classified
Fix
1.2.2
Upgrade moin to this version or later

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 versions

PyPI

PackageVulnerableFixed in
moin
< 1.2.2
1.2.2

How to fix

Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.

moin PyPI → 1.2.2

pip
pip install --upgrade "moin>=1.2.2"
poetry
poetry add "moin>=1.2.2"
uv
uv add "moin>=1.2.2"

References

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Last updated by the source
  3. Latest EPSS score
AdvisorySeverityWhy it's related
GHSA-cx94-3h5x-cc57
MoinMoin Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the antispam feature
Medium Also affects moin
GHSA-7hjm-hqgj-xv9f
MoinMoin Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities
Medium Also affects moin
GHSA-jj2f-57jg-5rm6
MoinMoin Improper Access Control
Medium Also affects moin
GHSA-8fj9-pj4p-4vq7
MoinMoin Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities
Medium Also affects moin
GHSA-6766-r2rx-mfw9
MoinMoin Directory traversal vulnerability
Medium Also affects moin
GHSA-775g-4482-pm94
MoinMoin Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities
Medium Also affects moin
GHSA-53wj-6m7w-j6mj
MoinMoin Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Medium Also affects moin
GHSA-cmg7-xr2j-4r9v
MoinMoin Improper ACL handling for calendars and includes
Medium Also affects moin
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