CVE-2010-0828 MoinMoin Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

What is CVE-2010-0828?

CVE-2010-0828 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Apr 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in action/Despam.py in the Despam action module in MoinMoin 1.8.7 and 1.9.2 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by creating a page with a crafted URI.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0828?

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

Products include Moinmo Moinmoin.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0828?

Upgrade moin to a fixed version for your release line: 1.9.3 or 1.8.8.

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-2010-0828 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0828 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2020-15275 malicious SVG attachment causing stored XSS vulnerability in MoinMoin High 8.7
• CVE-2009-4762 MoinMoin Improper Access Control vulnerability High 7.5
• CVE-2010-0669 MoinMoin improper sanitizes user profiles High 7.5
• CVE-2010-0717 MoinMoin has improper default configuration High 7.5
• CVE-2010-0668 MoinMoin has multiple vulnerabilities related to superuser list, xmlrpc and OpenID configuration Medium 6.8

Sources

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

Also known as DSA-2024-1, GHSA-fc72-v54c-x9jg, PYSEC-2010-28.