Cross-site scripting in MoinMoin - CVE-2016-7148
Published: November 10, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40048
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7148
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: MoinMoin
Affected software:
MoinMoin
MoinMoin
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
MoinMoin 1.9.8 allows remote attackers to conduct "JavaScript injection" attacks by using the "page creation" approach, related to a "Cross Site Scripting (XSS)" issue affecting the action=AttachFile (via page name) component.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-7148
Install update from vendor's website.