High severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 3, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-6603
CVE-2008-6603
Description
MoinMoin 1.6.2 and 1.7 does not properly enforce ACL checks when acl_hierarchic is set to True, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1937.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
moinPyPI | < 1.6.3 | 1.6.3 |
moinPyPI | >= 1.7, < 1.7.1 | 1.7.1 |
Affected products
4- osv-coords2 versions
< 1.7.1-1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.1-1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
15- hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/543ae9bdbe26nvdExploitWEB
- hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.7/rev/88356b3f849anvdExploitWEB
- moinmo.in/SecurityFixesnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1307nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-wc8w-gh5m-62fvghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6603ghsaADVISORY
- moinmo.in/MoinMoinBugs/AclHierarchicPageAclSupercededByAclRightsAfternvdWEB
- osvdb.org/48875nvdWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34655nvdWEB
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41911nvdWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/moin/PYSEC-2009-13.yamlghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20080511110948/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/543ae9bdbe26ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20090730023652/http://moinmo.in/MoinMoinBugs/AclHierarchicPageAclSupercededByAclRightsAfterghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20200301063229/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34655ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20211207023130/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.7/rev/88356b3f849aghsaWEB
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