CVE-2008-3381 MoinMoin Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities

What is CVE-2008-3381?

CVE-2008-3381 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jul 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in macro/AdvancedSearch.py in moin (and MoinMoin) 1.6.3 and 1.7.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3381?

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

Products include Moinmoin Moinmoin.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3381?

Upgrade moin to a fixed version for your release line: 1.6.4 or 1.7.1.

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-2008-3381 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3381 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-q7q4-5g8p-33fq, PYSEC-2008-13.