CVE-2010-2487 json
MoinMoin Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-5m2m-27cg-7v4v , PYSEC-2010-16 , EUVD-2010-0006
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, GitHub
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.7%
- EPSS 2.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MoinMoin 1.7.3 and earlier, 1.8.x before 1.8.8, and 1.9.x before 1.9.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted content, related to (1) Page.py, (2) PageEditor.py, (3) PageGraphicalEditor.py, (4) action/CopyPage.py, (5) action/Load.py, (6) action/RenamePage.py, (7) action/backup.py, (8) action/login.py, (9) action/newaccount.py, and (10) action/recoverpass.py.
Patch / fix
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Check with FencerExploit prediction
2.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- moinmo.in http://moinmo.in/MoinMoinBugs/1.9.2UnescapedInputForThemeAddMsg referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40549 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | moin | <=1.7.3 >=1.8.0, <1.8.8 >=1.9.0, <1.9.3 >=1.8, <1.8.8 >=1.9, <1.9.3 |
1.8.8 1.9.3 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
moinmo.in
/MoinMoinBugs/1.9.2UnescapedInputForThemeAddMsg
web, exploit, patch
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/40549
vdb-entry, exploit, web
-
debian.org
/security/2010/dsa-2083
vendor-advisory, web, advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2010/1981
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory, advisory
-
moinmo.in
/SecurityFixes
web, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/40836
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory, advisory
-
hg.moinmo.in
/moin/1.8/rev/4238b0c90871
web
-
moinmo.in
/MoinMoinRelease1.9
web
-
hg.moinmo.in
/moin/1.9/rev/68ba3cc79513
web
-
hg.moinmo.in
/moin/1.9/rev/e50b087c4572
web
-
moinmo.in
/MoinMoinRelease1.8
web
-
bugs.debian.org
/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=584809
web
-
marc.info
/?l=oss-security&m=127799369406968&w=2
mailing-list, web
-
marc.info
/?l=oss-security&m=127809682420259&w=2
mailing-list, web
-
hg.moinmo.in
/moin/1.8/raw-file/1.8.8/docs/CHANGES
web
-
hg.moinmo.in
/moin/1.9/raw-file/1.9.3/docs/CHANGES
web
-
hg.moinmo.in
/moin/1.7/rev/37306fba2189
web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2487
advisory
-
github.com
/moinwiki/moin
package
-
github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/moin/PYSEC-2010-16.yaml
web
-
web.archive.org
/web/20140801154518/http://secunia.com/advisories/40836
web
-
web.archive.org
/web/20200228150629/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40549
web
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-5m2m-27cg-7v4v
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2010-2487
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-5m2m-27cg-7v4v
- NVD CVE-2010-2487
- OSV PYSEC-2010-16
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