CVE-2010-2970 json
MoinMoin cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-gxh5-r8gp-pjc3 , PYSEC-2010-18 , EUVD-2010-0008
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, GitHub
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.5%
- EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MoinMoin 1.9.x before 1.9.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted content, related to (1) action/SlideShow.py, (2) action/anywikidraw.py, and (3) action/language_setup.py, a similar issue to CVE-2010-2487.
Patch / fix
- pypi moin 1.9.3
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2.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
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 | >=1.9.0, <1.9.3 >=1.9, <1.9.3 |
1.9.3 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
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
-
moinmo.in
/MoinMoinBugs/1.9.2UnescapedInputForThemeAddMsg
web, vendor-advisory
-
moinmo.in
/MoinMoinRelease1.9
web
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/40549
vdb-entry, web
-
hg.moinmo.in
/moin/1.9/rev/4fe9951788cb
web
-
hg.moinmo.in
/moin/1.9/rev/e50b087c4572
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/1.9/raw-file/1.9.3/docs/CHANGES
web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2970
advisory
-
github.com
/moinwiki/moin
package
-
github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/moin/PYSEC-2010-18.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-gxh5-r8gp-pjc3
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2010-2970
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-gxh5-r8gp-pjc3
- NVD CVE-2010-2970
- OSV PYSEC-2010-18
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