CVE-2009-1482

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in action/AttachFile.py in MoinMoin 1.8.2 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) an AttachFile sub-action in the error_msg function or (2) multiple vectors related to package file errors in the upload_form function, different vectors than CVE-2009-0260.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.71% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory moinmo.in Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50356 vdb entry
http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1119 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.8/rev/5f51246a4df1 exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34631 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35024 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34945 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1791 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34821 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-774-1 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1482?
CVE-2009-1482 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1482?
To fix CVE-2009-1482, 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-2009-1482 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1482 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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