MoinMo MoinMoin 1.7.1 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in MoinMo MoinMoin 1.7.1. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-1238. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MoinMo MoinMoin 1.7.1 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

MoinMoin 1.7.1 allows remote attackers to bypass the textcha protection mechanism by modifying the textcha-question and textcha-answer fields to have empty values.

The weakness was presented 04/05/2010 with Debian (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-1238. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45396 (Debian DSA-2024-1 : moin - insufficient input sanitising), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195079 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Moin Vulnerabilities (USN-925-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (45396), SecurityFocus (BID 39327†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25326†). See VDB-52577 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 45396
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2024-1 : moin - insufficient input sanitising
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OpenVAS ID: 801306
OpenVAS Name: MoinMoin Wiki Security Bypass Vulnerability
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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03/19/2015 +1803 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Organization: Debian
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-1238 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1238
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52578

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SecurityFocus: 39327 - MoinMoin 'TextCha' Protection Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 25326 - MoinMoin 1.7.1 Remote Protection Mechanism Bypass Vulnerability via a Crafted Form Request, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/05/2026 01:15
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (56), 02/23/2017 10:01 (10), 09/07/2021 07:23 (3), 09/07/2021 07:29 (1), 01/27/2025 06:04 (16), 05/05/2026 01:15 (1)
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