Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the antispam feature (security/antispam.py)…
Priority LOW 25CWE-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
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the antispam feature (security/antispam.py) in MoinMoin 1.7 and 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted, disallowed content.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02365 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed moin (PyPI): 1.8.2
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 1.8.2 | 1.8.2 | Patch available | GHSA-cx94-3h5x-cc57 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- moin (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.8.2 Fixed in 1.8.2 Patch available GHSA-cx94-3h5x-cc57
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-cx94-3h5x-cc57 moin (PyPI) Fixed in 1.8.2 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0312
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cx94-3h5x-cc57
References
Advisory 4
Other 8
- http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.8/rev/89b91bf87dad
- http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.7/rev/89b91bf87dad
- 51632
- [oss-security] 20090127 CVE Request: MoinMoin
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/716-1
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090323075215/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.8/raw-file/1.8.2/docs/CHANGES
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100825000634/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.7/rev/89b91bf87dad
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228151935/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.8/rev/89b91bf87dad
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-2009-0312 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-0312 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cx94-3h5x-cc57 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2009-0312 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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