Vulnerabilities in pkg:pypi/moin
PACKAGECVE-2008-6549 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) denial of service vulnerability (CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) affecting Moin libraries in the PyPI ecosystem. The issue involves moinmoin denial of service vulnerability via password_checker function. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 1.6.1.
pkg:pypi/moin
Vulnerability advisories affecting package pkg:pypi/moin. Select an advisory below to view technical details or fixes.
| Advisory ID | CVE / NVD | Severity | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-wjjc-m3fc-fcm8 | CVE-2008-6549 | HIGH | MoinMoin Denial of Service vulnerability via password_checker function |
| GHSA-wc8w-gh5m-62fv | CVE-2008-6603 | HIGH | MoinMoin Access Restrictions Bypassed due to improper ACL enforcement |
| GHSA-q7q4-5g8p-33fq | CVE-2008-3381 | MODERATE | MoinMoin Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities |
| GHSA-rqxp-6926-hphr | CVE-2008-1937 | HIGH | MoinMoin vulnerable to privilege escalation |
| GHSA-4q96-6xhq-ff43 | CVE-2020-15275 | MODERATE | malicious SVG attachment causing stored XSS vulnerability |
| GHSA-52q8-877j-gghq | CVE-2020-25074 | HIGH | MoinMoin vulnerable to remote code execution via cache action |
| GHSA-3x76-j3jj-439j | CVE-2016-7148 | MODERATE | MoinMoin Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability |
| GHSA-jj23-fj2v-m872 | CVE-2009-4762 | HIGH | MoinMoin Improper Access Control vulnerability |
| GHSA-jhxw-4hw4-mhh7 | CVE-2008-6548 | MODERATE | MoinMoin improper access control on the included page for the rst parser |
| GHSA-876c-qmcf-cxv6 | CVE-2010-0667 | HIGH | MoinMoin Exposure of Sensitive Disclosure when GATEWAY_INTERFACE variable is set |
| GHSA-4pfg-2frf-f67v | CVE-2009-1482 | MODERATE | MoinMoin Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability |
| GHSA-42fp-4hm3-j8r7 | CVE-2017-5934 | MODERATE | Moderate severity vulnerability that affects moin |
| GHSA-fj26-q4vh-85f6 | CVE-2016-7146 | MODERATE | MoinMoin Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability |
| GHSA-fc72-v54c-x9jg | CVE-2010-0828 | MODERATE | MoinMoin Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability |
| GHSA-m9j7-xcj7-42j9 | CVE-2011-1058 | MODERATE | MoinMoin Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability |
| GHSA-574f-mh6m-c6qm | CVE-2010-0668 | MODERATE | MoinMoin has multiple vulnerabilities related to superuser list, xmlrpc and OpenID configuration |
| GHSA-977v-29j9-9rxc | CVE-2010-0669 | HIGH | MoinMoin improper sanitizes user profiles |
| GHSA-5fq5-pfv8-mrfv | CVE-2016-9119 | MODERATE | MoinMoin Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability |
| GHSA-m2c4-jgmm-fvq3 | CVE-2012-6081 | MODERATE | MoinMoin Multiple unrestricted file upload vulnerabilities |
| GHSA-g4mx-rm5q-vh24 | CVE-2012-4404 | MODERATE | MoinMoin Improper Access Control |
| GHSA-452h-rx28-49w9 | CVE-2012-6082 | MODERATE | MoinMoin Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability |
| GHSA-v33q-2xcj-4f3m | CVE-2012-6080 | MODERATE | MoinMoin Directory Traversal vulnerability |
| GHSA-2j76-26qq-7rvv | CVE-2010-2969 | MODERATE | MoinMoin cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability |
| GHSA-5m2m-27cg-7v4v | CVE-2010-2487 | MODERATE | MoinMoin Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability |
| GHSA-5jjr-gmq3-f986 | CVE-2010-0717 | HIGH | MoinMoin has improper default configuration |
| GHSA-mxh8-xgq9-w782 | CVE-2007-0902 | MODERATE | MoinMoin Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File |
| GHSA-7hjm-hqgj-xv9f | CVE-2009-0260 | MODERATE | MoinMoin Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities |
| GHSA-jj2f-57jg-5rm6 | CVE-2008-1099 | MODERATE | MoinMoin Improper Access Control |
| GHSA-8fj9-pj4p-4vq7 | CVE-2008-1098 | MODERATE | MoinMoin Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities |
| GHSA-6766-r2rx-mfw9 | CVE-2008-0782 | MODERATE | MoinMoin Directory traversal vulnerability |
| GHSA-775g-4482-pm94 | CVE-2008-0781 | MODERATE | MoinMoin Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities |
| GHSA-53wj-6m7w-j6mj | CVE-2008-0780 | MODERATE | MoinMoin Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability |
| GHSA-cmg7-xr2j-4r9v | CVE-2007-2637 | MODERATE | MoinMoin Improper ACL handling for calendars and includes |
| GHSA-cx94-3h5x-cc57 | CVE-2009-0312 | MODERATE | MoinMoin Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the antispam feature |
| GHSA-m84w-vgwf-p893 | CVE-2007-0857 | MODERATE | MoinMoin Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities |
CVE-2008-6549 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 7.5
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
How to Fix CVE-2008-6549
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Moin dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
pip install moin>=1.6.1
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
pip show moin
How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Python environment is affected by CVE-2008-6549, inspect your installed packages using pip:
pip show moin
Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Moin in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 1.6.1), your application is affected.
Note: The pip show moin command checks currently installed packages in your active Python environment.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption, where the product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource. In Moin, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2008-6549 Affected Moin Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
moin
|
PyPI |
< 1.6.1
|
1.6.1
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-wjjc-m3fc-fcm8",
"modified" : "2024-11-26T18:40:12Z",
"published" : "2022-05-17T05:52:47Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2008-6549" ],
"summary" : "MoinMoin Denial of Service vulnerability via password_checker function",
"details" : "The password_checker function in `config/multiconfig.py` in MoinMoin prior to version 1.6.1 uses the cracklib and python-crack features even though they are not thread-safe, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via unknown vectors.",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
}, {
"type" : "CVSS_V4",
"score" : "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
} ],
"affected" : [ {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "PyPI",
"name" : "moin"
},
"ranges" : [ {
"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "0"
}, {
"fixed" : "1.6.1"
} ]
} ]
} ],
"references" : [ {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6549"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/moinwiki/moin"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/moin/PYSEC-2009-12.yaml"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://web.archive.org/web/20080410051007/http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://web.archive.org/web/20211206185024/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/35ff7a9b1546"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-400" ],
"severity" : "HIGH",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2024-02-09T19:33:55Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2009-03-30T01:30:00Z"
}
}