MoinMoin up to 1.9.9 GUI Editor cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in MoinMoin up to 1.9.9 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component GUI Editor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the link dialogue in GUI editor in MoinMoin before 1.9.10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 09/09/2018. The weakness was released 10/15/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.opensuse.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-5934 since 02/07/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 36 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118176 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : moin vulnerability (USN-3794-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 197279 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Moin Vulnerability (USN-3794-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.9.10 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (118176). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-56576.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 118176
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : moin vulnerability (USN-3794-1)
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Upgrade: MoinMoin 1.9.10
Patch: github.com

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Advisory: USN-3794-1
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CVE: CVE-2017-5934 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2018 08:45 AM
Updated: 05/25/2023 01:25 PM
Changes: 10/16/2018 08:45 AM (75), 04/02/2020 11:52 AM (2), 05/25/2023 01:13 PM (5), 05/25/2023 01:18 PM (1), 05/25/2023 01:25 PM (1)
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