MoinMoin up to 1.8.2 upload_form cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in MoinMoin. The impacted element is the function upload_form. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2009-1482. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MoinMoin (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function upload_form. 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in action/AttachFile.py in MoinMoin 1.8.2 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) an AttachFile sub-action in the error_msg function or (2) multiple vectors related to package file errors in the upload_form function, different vectors than CVE-2009-0260.

The bug was discovered 04/18/2009. The weakness was presented 04/29/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at moinmo.in. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-1482 since 04/29/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 11 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38806 (FreeBSD : moinmoin -- XSS vulnerabilities (bfe218a5-4218-11de-b67a-0030843d3802)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12494 (MoinMoin "AttachFile.py" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities).

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 databases at X-Force (50356), Tenable (38806), SecurityFocus (BID 34631†), OSVDB (54237†) and Secunia (SA34821†). See VDB-56576 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Name

• MoinMoin

Version

• 0.1
• 0.2
• 0.3
• 0.7
• 0.8
• 0.9
• 0.10
• 0.11
• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.2.1
• 1.2.2
• 1.5.0
• 1.5.1
• 1.5.2
• 1.5.3
• 1.5.3 Rc1
• 1.5.3 Rc2
• 1.5.4
• 1.5.5
• 1.5.5 Rc1
• 1.5.5a
• 1.5.6
• 1.5.7
• 1.5.8
• 1.6.0
• 1.6.1
• 1.6.2
• 1.6.3
• 1.7
• 1.7.0
• 1.7.1
• 1.7.2
• 1.7.3
• 1.8.0
• 1.8.1
• 1.8.2

License

• open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 38806
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : moinmoin -- XSS vulnerabilities (bfe218a5-4218-11de-b67a-0030843d3802)
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OpenVAS ID: 63956
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1791-1 (moin)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/18/2009 🔍
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04/21/2009 +3 days 🔍
04/29/2009 +8 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: moinmo.in
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1482 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1482
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47978

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X-Force: 50356
SecurityFocus: 34631 - MoinMoin 'AttachFile.py' Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34821 - MoinMoin "AttachFile.py" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 54237 - MoinMoin - 'AttachFile.py' Multiple Cross Site Scripting Issues
Vulnerability Center: 21964 - MoinMoin <= 1.8.2 AttachFile Remote Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1119

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 04/13/2025 22:41
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (80), 09/03/2019 10:15 (5), 04/13/2025 22:41 (20)
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