Description

I'm using HTTPS for my moinmoin wiki. Apparently, cookies should then be marked as "secure" by the wiki:

If it's not done, a man-in-the-middle attack can easily steal the cookie despite the secure connection. The attacker can then access the wiki using the victim's user account.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Log in to a moinmoin wiki.
  2. Inspect the cookie you get. It is not marked as "secure".

Component selection

Details

MoinMoin Version

1.5.8-5.1ubuntu2

OS and Version

Ubuntu 8.04

Python Version

2.5.2-0ubuntu1

Server Setup

Apache with HTTPS

Server Details

Language you are using the wiki in (set in the browser/UserPreferences)

Workaround

Discussion

Moin 1.5 is not supported any more, but it will be fixed in the current version 1.7.

How to Properly Provide Mixed HTTP and HTTPS Support

Thanks for fixing the bug! Excellent response time :)

Plan


CategoryMoinMoinBugFixed

MoinMoin: MoinMoinBugs/SecureCookies (last edited 2008-09-12 20:50:14 by HaakonHjortland)