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CVE-2012-4404

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-4404 affects MoinMoin versions 1.9 through 1.9.4, where a flaw in the security/__init__.py script allows authenticated users to be incorrectly recognized as members of specific groups if their username contains virtual group names like "All," "Known," or "Trusted." This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.0, indicating a medium severity, and could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While it requires authentication and medium attack complexity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moinmo:moinmoin:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moinmo:moinmoin:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moinmo:moinmoin:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moinmo:moinmoin:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moinmo:moinmoin:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
6.8
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.09%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0209 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 1,424 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: moinFixed in: 1.9.5

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-g4mx-rm5q-vh24medium

MoinMoin Improper Access Control

May 17, 2022

References

hg.moinmo.in / moin/1.9/rev/7b9f39289e16
moinmo.in / SecurityFixes
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/50474
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/50496
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/50885
debian.org / security/2012/dsa-2538
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/09/04/4
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/2
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1604-1