VDB-93549 · CVE-2016-7148 · BID 94259

MoinMoin 1.9.8 Page Creation cross site scripting

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in MoinMoin 1.9.8 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Page Creation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 11/10/2016. The weakness was shared 11/10/2016 with Curesec Research Team (Website). The advisory is shared at curesec.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-7148 since 09/05/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95449 (Fedora 25 : moin (2016-cde4525fab)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175883 (Debian Security Update for moin (DSA 3715-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (95449). Further details are available at seclists.org. The entries 93548 and 96309 are related to this item.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 95449
Nessus Name: Fedora 25 : moin (2016-cde4525fab)
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OpenVAS ID: 880386
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for moin USN-3137-1
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Advisory: FEDORA-2016-cde4525fab
Organization: Curesec Research Team
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-7148 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 94259 - MoinMoin Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities

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Created: 11/11/2016 10:22
Updated: 10/03/2022 10:11
Changes: 11/11/2016 10:22 (66), 06/04/2019 12:27 (15), 10/03/2022 08:03 (3), 10/03/2022 08:09 (1), 10/03/2022 10:05 (1), 10/03/2022 10:11 (1)
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