Description
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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 5.0 | moin | 1.7.1-3+lenny4 | DSA-2024-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | moin | >= 1.9.0, < 1.9.3 | 1.9.3 | GHSA-fc72-v54c-x9jg |
| PyPI | moin | >= 1.8.0, < 1.8.8 | 1.8.8 | GHSA-fc72-v54c-x9jg |
| PyPI | moin | < 1.9.3 | 1.9.3 | PYSEC-2010-28 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2024-1 moin - cross-site scripting Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 39267 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2010-0767 vdb-entry
- 39110 vdb-entry
- moinmoin-despam-xss(57435) vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=578801
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/moin/+bug/538022
- FEDORA-2010-6134 vendor-advisory
- DSA-2024 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2010-0834 vdb-entry
- 39284 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2010-6012 vendor-advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=575995
- 39190 third-party-advisory
- http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.9/rev/6e603e5411ca
- 39188 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2010-0831 vdb-entry
- USN-925-1 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2010-6180 vendor-advisory