GHSA-mxh8-xgq9-w782 CVE-2007-0902 PYSEC-2026-679
MoinMoin Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
- Severity
- Medium
- The publisher's own rating, not a CVSS score
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 1.36%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 71.75% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
- Fix
1.5.8- Upgrade moin to this version or later
Description
An information leak was discovered in MoinMoin's debug reporting version 1.5.7, which could expose information about the versions of software running on the host system. MoinMoin administrators can add "show_traceback=0" to their site configurations to disable debug tracebacks.
Affected versions
PyPI
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| moin | >= 1.5.7, < 1.5.8 |
1.5.8 |
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 → 1.5.8
- pip
pip install --upgrade "moin>=1.5.8"- poetry
poetry add "moin>=1.5.8"- uv
uv add "moin>=1.5.8"
Weakness
CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
The product writes sensitive information to a log file.
How to prevent it
- Architecture and Design, Implementation: Consider seriously the sensitivity of the information written into log files. Do not write secrets into the log files.
- Distribution: Remove debug log files before deploying the application into production.
- Operation: Protect log files against unauthorized read/write.
- Implementation: Adjust configurations appropriately when software is transitioned from a debug state to production.
References
Advisories
Packages
Other links
Timeline
- Published
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
Related advisories
| Advisory | Severity | Why 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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