CVE-2009-4762

Publication date 29 March 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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.

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Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
moin	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	9.10 karmic	Not affected
	9.04 jaunty	Fixed 1.8.2-2ubuntu2.4
	8.10 intrepid	Ignored
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not affected
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not affected

Notes

mdeslaur

Hierarchical ACLs were introduced in 1.6.0, so dapper and hardy don't appear to be vulnerable.

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
moin	Upstream: http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.7/rev/897cdbe9e8f2 Upstream: http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.8/rev/897cdbe9e8f2

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)