MoinMo MoinMoin 1.9.0 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MoinMo MoinMoin 1.9.0. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-0667. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MoinMo MoinMoin 1.9.0 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

MoinMoin 1.9 before 1.9.1 does not perform the expected clearing of the sys.argv array in situations where the GATEWAY_INTERFACE environment variable is set, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was shared 02/26/2010 (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0667 since 02/21/2010. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12495 (MoinMoin "sys.argv" Information Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 1.9.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Secunia (SA38242†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-30608†). The entries VDB-51991 and VDB-51990 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Vendor

• MoinMo

Name

• MoinMoin

Version

• 1.9.0

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 800171
OpenVAS Name: MoinMoin Wiki sys.argv Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MoinMoin 1.9.0

Timelineinfo

01/19/2010 🔍
02/21/2010 +33 days 🔍
02/26/2010 +5 days 🔍
02/26/2010 +0 days 🔍
02/26/2010 +0 days 🔍
03/22/2011 +389 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1457 days 🔍
05/01/2026 +4062 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0667 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0667
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51989
Secunia: 38242 - MoinMoin "sys.argv" Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 30608 - MoinMoin 1.9 before 1.9.1 sys.argv Remote Sensitive Information Disclosure, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 05/01/2026 08:08
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (54), 03/19/2017 20:35 (10), 02/01/2025 17:25 (20), 05/01/2026 08:08 (1)
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