CVE-2008-6603 describes an access control bypass vulnerability in MoinMoin versions 1.6.2 and 1.7. When the acl_hierarchic setting is enabled, the software fails to properly enforce Access Control List (ACL) checks, allowing remote attackers to circumvent intended access restrictions. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity risk where an attacker can exploit it over the network with moderate complexity to achieve partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moinmo:moinmoin:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moinmo:moinmoin:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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