CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.1 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MoinMoin up to 1.9.7 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown part of the component GUI Editor. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the link dialogue in GUI editor in MoinMoin before 1.9.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
The bug was discovered 10/31/2016. The weakness was shared 01/30/2017 by Thomas Waldmann (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-9119 since 10/30/2016. 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 was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 31 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. 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 to version 1.9.8 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (95449). The entries 93548 and 93549 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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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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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: MoinMoin 1.9.8
Timeline
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Advisory: FEDORA-2016-cde4525fabResearcher: Thomas Waldmann
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-9119 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 94501 - MoinMoin 'action/fckdialog.py' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-9119 - MoinMoin - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
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Entry
Created: 01/31/2017 09:53Updated: 11/11/2022 09:51
Changes: 01/31/2017 09:53 (74), 08/07/2020 16:48 (8), 11/11/2022 09:47 (3), 11/11/2022 09:51 (1)
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