CVE-2008-6548
MoinMoin improper access control on the included page for the rst parser
CVE-2008-6548 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Moinmo Moinmoin, published March 30, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.00%, the 63rd percentile. Fixed in moin 1.6.2.
- Severity
- 5.0 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.00%EPSS, 63rd percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
1.6.2moin +1 more
Description
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.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-6548- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-6548- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0006No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2009-0006- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jhxw-4hw4-mhh7
MoinMoin improper access control on the included page for the rst parser
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.
- Record
GHSA-jhxw-4hw4-mhh7- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-jhxw-4hw4-mhh7
MoinMoin improper access control on the included page for the rst parser
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.
- Record
GHSA-jhxw-4hw4-mhh7- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-6548- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2009-11No score
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.
- Record
PYSEC-2009-11- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
osvdb.org/48877
moinmo.in/SecurityFixes
hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/35ff7a9b1546
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6548
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/moin/PYSEC-2009-11.yaml
web.archive.org/web/20080523123729/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/raw-file/1.6.2/docs/CHANGES