Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in macro/AdvancedSearch.py in moin…
Priority LOW 24CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in macro/AdvancedSearch.py in moin (and MoinMoin) 1.6.3 and 1.7.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02107 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed moin (PyPI): 1.6.4, 1.7.1
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | moin (PyPI) | before 1.6.4 | 1.6.4 | Patch available | GHSA-q7q4-5g8p-33fq |
| — | moin (PyPI) | 1.7.0 to before 1.7.1 | 1.7.1 | Patch available | GHSA-q7q4-5g8p-33fq |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- moin (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.6.4 Fixed in 1.6.4 Patch available GHSA-q7q4-5g8p-33fq
- moin (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.7.0 to before 1.7.1 Fixed in 1.7.1 Patch available GHSA-q7q4-5g8p-33fq
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-q7q4-5g8p-33fq moin (PyPI) Fixed in 1.6.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-q7q4-5g8p-33fq moin (PyPI) Fixed in 1.7.1 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3381
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q7q4-5g8p-33fq
References
Exploit 3
Other 7
- ADV-2008-2147
- https://github.com/moinwiki/moin
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/moin/PYSEC-2008-13.yaml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090522153829/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.7/raw-file/1.7.1/docs/CHANGES
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100207003615/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/raw-file/1.6.4/docs/CHANGES
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100608030052/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/8686a10f1f58
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100608030059/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.7/rev/383196922b03
More Moinmoin vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-01340 Unknown vulnerability in the PageEditor in MoinMoin 1.2.2 and earlier, related to Access… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-00748 Directory traversal vulnerability in MoinMoin 1.5.8 and earlier allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2004-01339 Unknown vulnerability in MoinMoin 1.2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-00649 MoinMoin 1.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges by creating a user… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2008-01860 The user form processing (userform.py) in MoinMoin before 1.6.3, when using ACLs or a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2007-02340 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in MoinMoin 1.5.7 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
Sources
- CVE-2008-3381 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-3381 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q7q4-5g8p-33fq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-3381 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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