CVE-2008-1098 MoinMoin Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities

What is CVE-2008-1098?

CVE-2008-1098 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Mar 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 MoinMoin 1.5.8 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) certain input processed by formatter/text_gedit.py (aka the gui editor formatter); (2) a page name, which triggers an injection in PageEditor.py when the page is successfully deleted by a victim in a DeletePage action; or (3) the destination page name for a RenamePage action, which triggers an injection in PageEditor.py when a victim's rename attempt fails because of a duplicate name. NOTE: the AttachFile XSS issue is already covered by CVE-2008-0781, and the login XSS issue is already covered by CVE-2008-0780.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1098?

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

Products include Moinmoin Moinmoin.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1098?

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-2008-1098 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1098 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-8fj9-pj4p-4vq7, PYSEC-2026-672.