CVE-2008-1937

Exp

The user form processing (userform.py) in MoinMoin before 1.6.3, when using ACLs or a non-empty superusers list, does not properly manage users, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

Published: 2008-04-25 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1937 is rated High Exploit Risk (68.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.66%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-1937

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1937

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 1.00% 1.66% +0.66%
2 2026-04-01 0.90% 1.00% +0.10%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.90% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1937

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1937

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2008-1937

GHSA-rqxp-6926-hphr · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — MoinMoin vulnerable to privilege escalation

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1937

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2008-1937: 1 GLSA(s) (200805-09), 1 atom(s) (www-apps/moinmoin); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-1937
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1937
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-1937 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (moin), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, upstream): not-affected 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1937

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1937

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
moinmoin moinmoin 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 1.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 1.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1937

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