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Debian Security Advisory DSA 4318-1 (moin - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Nitin Venkatesh discovered a cross-site scripting vulnerability in moin, a Python clone of WikiWiki. A remote attacker can conduct cross-site scripting attacks via the GUI editor's link dialogue. This only affects installations which have set up fckeditor (not enabled by default).
Affected Software
Affected Software
moin on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.9.9-1+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your moin packages. For the detailed security status of moin please refer to its security tracker page linked in the references.