CVE-2011-1058 MoinMoin Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

What is CVE-2011-1058?

CVE-2011-1058 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Feb 2011. 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 the reStructuredText (rst) parser in parser/text_rst.py in MoinMoin before 1.9.3, when docutils is installed or when "format rst" is set, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a javascript: URL in the refuri attribute. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1058?

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

Products include Moinmo Moinmoin.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1058?

Upgrade moin to 1.9.3 or later.

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-2011-1058 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1058 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-2321-1, GHSA-m9j7-xcj7-42j9, PYSEC-2011-6.