CVE-2008-1099

_macro_Getval in wikimacro.py in MoinMoin 1.5.8 and earlier does not properly enforce ACLs, which allows remote attackers to read protected pages.

Published: 2008-03-05 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-1099 is rated Moderate Risk (48.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.00%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1099

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.27% 2.00% +0.73%
2 2026-03-31 1.12% 1.27% +0.16%
3 2025-05-28 1.12%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1099

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1099

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2008-1099

GHSA-jj2f-57jg-5rm6 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — MoinMoin Improper Access Control

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1099

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2008-1099: 1 GLSA(s) (200803-27), 1 atom(s) (www-apps/moinmoin); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-1099
redhat https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1099
ubuntu low CVE-2008-1099 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (moin), 7 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): released 3, ignored 2, not-affected 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1099

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1099

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
moinmoin moinmoin <= 1.5.8 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1099

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