Ubuntu 8.10 / 9.04 : moin vulnerability (USN-774-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 38741

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

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.

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Solution

Update the affected python-moinmoin package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/774-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 38741

File Name: ubuntu_USN-774-1.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/12/2009

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-moinmoin, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Patch Publication Date: 5/11/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1482

CWE: 79

USN: 774-1