Executive Summary
This Alert is flagged as TOP 25 Common Weakness Enumeration from CWE/SANS. For more information, you can read this.
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | MoinMoin vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-774-1 | First vendor Publication | 2009-05-11 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2009-05-11 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 4.3 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 8.10: Ubuntu 9.04: In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: It was discovered that MoinMoin did not properly sanitize its input when attaching files, resulting in cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. With cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, if a user were tricked into viewing server output during a crafted server request, a remote attacker could exploit this to modify the contents, or steal confidential data, within the same domain. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-774-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-79 | Failure to Preserve Web Page Structure ('Cross-site Scripting') (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13624 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13624 | ||
| Title: | DSA-1791-1 moin -- insufficient input sanitising | ||
| Description: | It was discovered that the AttachFile action in moin, a python clone of WikiWiki, is prone to cross-site scripting attacks when renaming attachements or performing other sub-actions. For the stable distribution, this problem has been fixed in version 1.7.1-3+lenny2. The oldstable distribution is not vulnerable. For the testing distribution and the unstable distribution, this problem will be fixed soon. We recommend that you upgrade your moin packages. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-1791-1 CVE-2009-1482 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 | Product(s): | moin |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13831 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13831 | ||
| Title: | USN-774-1 -- moin vulnerability | ||
| Description: | It was discovered that MoinMoin did not properly sanitize its input when attaching files, resulting in cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. With cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, if a user were tricked into viewing server output during a crafted server request, a remote attacker could exploit this to modify the contents, or steal confidential data, within the same domain. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-774-1 CVE-2009-1482 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 | Product(s): | moin |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-06-05 | Name : Ubuntu USN-771-1 (libmodplug) File : nvt/ubuntu_771_1.nasl |
| 2009-06-05 | Name : Ubuntu USN-772-1 (mpfr) File : nvt/ubuntu_772_1.nasl |
| 2009-06-05 | Name : Ubuntu USN-773-1 (pango1.0) File : nvt/ubuntu_773_1.nasl |
| 2009-06-05 | Name : Ubuntu USN-774-1 (moin) File : nvt/ubuntu_774_1.nasl |
| 2009-05-20 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: moinmoin File : nvt/freebsd_moinmoin4.nasl |
| 2009-05-11 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1791-1 (moin) File : nvt/deb_1791_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 54237 | MoinMoin action/AttachFile.py Multiple Function XSS |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-05-18 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_bfe218a5421811deb67a0030843d3802.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-05-12 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-774-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-05-07 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1791.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 12:05:57 |
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