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MoinMoin rsslink() Function page_name Parameter XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 64931
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Synopsis
A wiki application on the remote web server is affected by a cross- site scripting vulnerability.Description
The MoinMoin install hosted on the remote web server fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input in the 'page_name' parameter when creating an rss link. An attacker may be able to leverage this issue to inject arbitrary HTML and script code into a user's browser to be executed within the security context of the affected site.Note that the application is also reportedly affected by a directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2012-6080) as well as a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2012-6081). Nessus has not, however, tested for these additional issues.
Solution
Upgrade to version 1.9.6 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 64931
File Name: moinmoin_rsslink_xss.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 2/28/2013
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:moinmo:moinmoin
Required KB Items: www/moinmoin
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Exploited by Nessus: true
Patch Publication Date: 12/29/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/29/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-6082
BID: 57089