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MoinMoin Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via hitcounts and general parameters

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 1, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Oct 17, 2023

Package

pip Moin (pip)

Affected versions

<= 1.5.7

Patched versions

1.5.8

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Info pages in MoinMoin 1.5.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) hitcounts and (2) general parameters, different vectors than CVE-2007-0857. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Feb 13, 2007
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 1, 2022
Reviewed Oct 17, 2023
Last updated Oct 17, 2023

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(62nd percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2007-0901

GHSA ID

GHSA-9gj2-ph57-56f5

Source code

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