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CVE-2016-7148: MoinMoin Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

May 17, 2022 (updated October 1, 2024)

MoinMoin 1.9.8 allows remote attackers to conduct “JavaScript injection” attacks by using the “page creation” approach, related to a “Cross Site Scripting (XSS)” issue affecting the action=AttachFile (via page name) component.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-3x76-j3jj-439j
  • github.com/moinwiki/moin
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/moin/PYSEC-2016-31.yaml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7148
  • web.archive.org/web/20200227212542/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94259
  • web.archive.org/web/20230601130846/https://www.curesec.com/blog/article/blog/MoinMoin-198-XSS-175.html
  • www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3715
  • www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3137-1

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.9.9

Fixed versions

  • 1.9.9

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.9.9 or above.

Impact 6.1 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

pypi/moin/CVE-2016-7148.yml

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