[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200805-09 ] MoinMoin: Privilege escalation

[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200805-09 ] MoinMoin: Privilege escalation

[Pierre-Yves Rofes]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200805-09
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: MoinMoin: Privilege escalation
      Date: May 11, 2008
      Bugs: #218752
        ID: 200805-09

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Synopsis
========

A vulnerability in MoinMoin may allow a remote attacker to elevate his
privileges.

Background
==========

MoinMoin is an advanced and extensible Wiki Engine.

Affected packages
=================

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     Package            /  Vulnerable  /                    Unaffected
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  1  www-apps/moinmoin       < 1.6.3                          >= 1.6.3

Description
===========

It has been reported that the user form processing in the file
userform.py does not properly manage users when using Access Control
Lists or a non-empty superusers list.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain superuser
privileges on the application.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All MoinMoin users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/moinmoin-1.6.3"

References
==========

  [ 1 ] CVE-2008-1937
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1937

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-09.xml

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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