CVE-2009-0260

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in action/AttachFile.py in MoinMoin before 1.8.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an AttachFile action to the WikiSandBox component with (1) the rename parameter or (2) the drawing parameter (aka the basename variable).

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.87% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/33593 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33755 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0195 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33716 third party advisory
http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes#moin1.8.1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33365 patch vdb entry exploit
http://osvdb.org/51485 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500197/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.8/rev/8cb4d34ccbc1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48126 vdb entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1715 vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/716-1/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0260?
CVE-2009-0260 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0260?
To fix CVE-2009-0260, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-0260 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0260 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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