CVE-2008-6548 json
MoinMoin improper access control on the included page for the rst parser
published 2009-03-30 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-jhxw-4hw4-mhh7 , PYSEC-2009-11 , EUVD-2009-0006
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, GitHub
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The rst parser (parser/text_rst.py) in MoinMoin 1.6.1 does not check the ACL of an included page, which allows attackers to read unauthorized include files via unknown vectors.
Patch / fix
- pypi moin 1.6.2
Exploit prediction
1.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | moin | <1.6.2 all versions |
1.6.2 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
References
-
moinmo.in
/SecurityFixes
web, release-notes, vendor-advisory, advisory
-
hg.moinmo.in
/moin/1.6/rev/35ff7a9b1546
web, broken-link, vendor-advisory, advisory
-
osvdb.org
/48877
vdb-entry, broken-link, web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6548
advisory
-
github.com
/moinwiki/moin
package
-
github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/moin/PYSEC-2009-11.yaml
web
-
web.archive.org
/web/20080523123729/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/raw-file/1.6.2/docs/CHANGES
web
-
web.archive.org
/web/20211206185024/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/35ff7a9b1546
web
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-jhxw-4hw4-mhh7
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-6548
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-jhxw-4hw4-mhh7
- NVD CVE-2008-6548
- OSV PYSEC-2009-11
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