MoinMoin AttachFile.py cross-site scripting

moinmoin-attachfilepy-xss (48126) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

MoinMoin is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the AttachFile.py script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using multiple parameters in a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 4.3
  Access Vector: Network
  Access Complexity: Medium
  Authentication: None
  Confidentiality Impact: None
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: None
 
Temporal Score: 3.7
  Exploitability: High
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Apply the fix for this vulnerability, available from the MoinMoin Mercurial Repository. See References.

References:

  • BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jan 20 2009 - 10:25:32 CST : MoinMoin Wiki Engine XSS Vulnerability.
  • MoinMoin Mercurial Repository: fix AttachFile XSS issues.
  • MoinMoin Web site: Fix AttachFile XSS issues.
  • BID-33365: MoinMoin 'AttachFile.py' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
  • BID-34631: MoinMoin 'AttachFile.py' Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2009-0260: 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).
  • DSA-1715: moin -- insufficient input sanitising
  • SA33593: MoinMoin Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
  • USN-716-1: MoinMoin vulnerabilities
  • VUPEN/ADV-2009-0195: MoinMoin AttachFile.py and antispam.py Cross Site Scripting Issues

Platforms Affected:

  • Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
  • Canonical Ubuntu 7.10
  • Canonical Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
  • Canonical Ubuntu 8.10
  • Debian Debian Linux 4.0
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 0.1
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 0.10
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 0.11
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 0.2
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 0.3
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 0.7
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 0.8
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 0.9
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 1.0
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 1.1
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 1.2
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 1.2.1
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 1.2.2
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 1.2.3
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 1.3.2
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 1.3.3
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 1.3.4
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 1.5.2
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 1.5.3
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 1.5.4
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 1.5.5
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 1.5.6
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 1.5.7
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 1.5.8
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 1.5.9
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 1.6.0
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 1.6.1
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 1.6.2
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 1.6.3
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 1.7
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 1.7.1
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 1.8.0
  • MoinMoin MoinMoin 1.8.1

Reported:

Jan 19, 2009

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