MoinMoin page info and page name cross-site scripting
| moinmoin-pageinfo-pagename-xss (32377) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
MoinMoin is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the page info and the page name form fields to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.2 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of MoinMoin (1.5.7 or later), available from SourceForge.net. See References.
For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-421-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- MoinMoin Web site: MoinMoinRelease1.5/CHANGES .
- SourceForge.net: MoinMoin.
- BID-22506: MoinMoin Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-0857: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MoinMoin before 1.5.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the page info, or the page name in a (2) AttachFile, (3) RenamePage, or (4) LocalSiteMap action.
- OSVDB ID: 31874: MoinMoin Page Info Field XSS
- SA24096: MoinMoin Script Insertion Vulnerabilities
- USN-421-1: MoinMoin vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-0553: MoinMoin Multiple Parameter Handling Client-Side Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 5.10
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.10
- MoinMoin MoinMoin prior to 1.5.7
Reported:
Feb 08, 2007
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