CVE-2008-0781 MoinMoin Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities

What is CVE-2008-0781?

CVE-2008-0781 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Feb 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in action/AttachFile.py in MoinMoin 1.5.8 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) message, (2) pagename, and (3) target filenames.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0781?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including moin. It affects 1 product.

Products include Moinmoin Moinmoin.

How do I fix CVE-2008-0781?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2008-0781 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0781 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2004-1463 MoinMoin Improper Privilege Management Critical 10.0
• CVE-2004-1462 MoinMoin Improper Access Control High 7.5
• CVE-2004-0708 MoinMoin allows administrative access High 7.5
• CVE-2008-1937 MoinMoin vulnerable to privilege escalation Medium 6.8
• CVE-2007-2423 Cross-site scripting in n/a Medium 5.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-775g-4482-pm94, PYSEC-2026-669.