CVE-2012-6082 json
MoinMoin Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
published 13y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-452h-rx28-49w9 , PYSEC-2013-23 , EUVD-2013-0018
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, GitHub
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.1%
- EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rsslink function in theme/__init__.py in MoinMoin 1.9.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the page name in a rss link.
Patch / fix
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red hat product security vex CVE-2012-6082 updated cvss 4.3
moinmoin: Wiki (XSS in rss link)
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- hg.moinmo.in http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.9/rev/c98ec456e493 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 | <1.9.6 |
1.9.6 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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hg.moinmo.in
/moin/1.9/rev/c98ec456e493
web, exploit, patch
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secunia.com
/advisories/51663
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory, advisory
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moinmo.in
/SecurityFixes
web
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2012/12/30/5
mailing-list, web
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securityfocus.com
/bid/57089
vdb-entry, web
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2012/12/29/7
mailing-list, web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6082
advisory
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github.com
/moinwiki/moin
package
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github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/moin/PYSEC-2013-23.yaml
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20151023152540/http://secunia.com/advisories/51663
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20200228182002/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57089
web
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github.com
/advisories/GHSA-452h-rx28-49w9
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-6082
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-452h-rx28-49w9
- NVD CVE-2012-6082
- OSV PYSEC-2013-23
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