Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in action/Despam.py in the Despam action module…
Priority LOW 21CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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 action/Despam.py in the Despam action module in MoinMoin 1.8.7 and 1.9.2 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by creating a page with a crafted URI.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02254 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed moin (PyPI): 1.9.3, 1.8.8
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) | 1.9.0 to before 1.9.3 | 1.9.3 | Patch available | GHSA-fc72-v54c-x9jg |
| — | moin (PyPI) | 1.8.0 to before 1.8.8 | 1.8.8 | Patch available | GHSA-fc72-v54c-x9jg |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- moin (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.9.0 to before 1.9.3 Fixed in 1.9.3 Patch available GHSA-fc72-v54c-x9jg
- moin (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.8.0 to before 1.8.8 Fixed in 1.8.8 Patch available GHSA-fc72-v54c-x9jg
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-fc72-v54c-x9jg moin (PyPI) Fixed in 1.9.3 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-fc72-v54c-x9jg moin (PyPI) Fixed in 1.8.8 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0828
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fc72-v54c-x9jg
References
Exploit 3
Advisory 7
Other 16
- ADV-2010-0834
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=575995
- ADV-2010-0831
- https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-925-1
- https://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2024
- https://web.archive.org/web/20221025223621/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.8
- https://web.archive.org/web/20221003055226/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.9/rev/788131dd21c3
- https://web.archive.org/web/20220927220946/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.9/rev/689e2b04bd4d
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228163432/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.9/rev/6e603e5411ca
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228163431/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39110
- https://web.archive.org/web/20151104183344/http://secunia.com/advisories/39188
- https://web.archive.org/web/20151017033557/http://secunia.com/advisories/39190
- https://web.archive.org/web/20151017033127/http://secunia.com/advisories/39267
- https://web.archive.org/web/20151017002542/http://secunia.com/advisories/39284
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/moin/PYSEC-2010-28.yaml
- https://github.com/moinwiki/moin
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- TI-2020-12045 malicious SVG attachment causing stored XSS vulnerability in MoinMoin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
- TI-2009-04518 MoinMoin 1.7.x before 1.7.3 and 1.8.x before 1.8.3 checks parent ACLs in certain… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2010-00685 The default configuration of cfg.packagepages_actions_excluded in MoinMoin before 1.8.7… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2010-0828 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-0828 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fc72-v54c-x9jg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-0828 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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