CVE-2010-2487 MoinMoin Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into MoinMoin Wiki pages, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2010-2487?

CVE-2010-2487 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Aug 2010. 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 MoinMoin 1.7.3 and earlier, 1.8.x before 1.8.8, and 1.9.x before 1.9.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted content, related to (1) Page.py, (2) PageEditor.py, (3) PageGraphicalEditor.py, (4) action/CopyPage.py, (5) action/Load.py, (6) action/RenamePage.py, (7) action/backup.py, (8) action/login.py, (9) action/newaccount.py, and (10) action/recoverpass.py.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2487?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
moin PyPIAll versions to 1.7.3None
moin PyPIAll versions to 1.7.3None
moin PyPIFrom 1.81.8.8, 1.9.3
moin PyPIFrom 1.8.01.8.8
moin PyPIFrom 1.8.01.8.8
moin PyPIFrom 1.9.01.9.3
1 more packages
moin PyPIFrom 1.9.01.9.3

Products include Moinmo Moinmoin.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2487?

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

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-2010-2487 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2487 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DSA-2083-1, GHSA-5m2m-27cg-7v4v, PYSEC-2010-16.

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