CVE-2009-1482 json
MoinMoin Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
published 2009-04-29 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-4pfg-2frf-f67v , PYSEC-2009-6 , EUVD-2009-0007
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, GitHub
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.5%
- EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in action/AttachFile.py in MoinMoin 1.8.2 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) an AttachFile sub-action in the error_msg function or (2) multiple vectors related to package file errors in the upload_form function, different vectors than CVE-2009-0260.
Patch / fix
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2009-1482 updated
moin: XSS in AttachFile.py
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- hg.moinmo.in http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.8/rev/5f51246a4df1 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | moin | <1.8.3 |
1.8.3 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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moinmo.in
/SecurityFixes
web, patch, vendor-advisory
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hg.moinmo.in
/moin/1.8/rev/5f51246a4df1
web, exploit
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debian.org
/security/2009/dsa-1791
vendor-advisory, web, advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-774-1
vendor-advisory, web, advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2009/1119
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory, advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/34821
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory, advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/50356
vdb-entry, web
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securityfocus.com
/bid/34631
vdb-entry, web
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secunia.com
/advisories/35024
third-party-advisory, advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/34945
third-party-advisory, advisory
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1482
advisory
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github.com
/moinwiki/moin
package
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github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/moin/PYSEC-2009-6.yaml
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20140724194431/http://secunia.com/advisories/34945
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20140803154414/http://secunia.com/advisories/35024
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20140805081742/http://secunia.com/advisories/34821
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20200301062001/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34631
web
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github.com
/advisories/GHSA-4pfg-2frf-f67v
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-1482
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-4pfg-2frf-f67v
- NVD CVE-2009-1482
- OSV PYSEC-2009-6
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