Description: | Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'moin' package(s) announced via the USN-716-1 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight: Fernando Quintero discovered than MoinMoin did not properly sanitize its input when processing login requests, resulting in cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. With cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, if a user were tricked into viewing server output during a crafted server request, a remote attacker could exploit this to modify the contents, or steal confidential data, within the same domain. This issue affected Ubuntu 7.10 and 8.04 LTS. (CVE-2008-0780)
Fernando Quintero discovered that MoinMoin did not properly sanitize its input when attaching files, resulting in cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. This issue affected Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, 7.10 and 8.04 LTS. (CVE-2008-0781)
It was discovered that MoinMoin did not properly sanitize its input when processing user forms. A remote attacker could submit crafted cookie values and overwrite arbitrary files via directory traversal. This issue affected Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, 7.10 and 8.04 LTS. (CVE-2008-0782)
It was discovered that MoinMoin did not properly sanitize its input when editing pages, resulting in cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. This issue only affected Ubuntu 6.06 LTS and 7.10. (CVE-2008-1098)
It was discovered that MoinMoin did not properly enforce access controls, which could allow a remoter attacker to view private pages. This issue only affected Ubuntu 6.06 LTS and 7.10. (CVE-2008-1099)
It was discovered that MoinMoin did not properly sanitize its input when attaching files and using the rename parameter, resulting in cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. (CVE-2009-0260)
It was discovered that MoinMoin did not properly sanitize its input when displaying error messages after processing spam, resulting in cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. (CVE-2009-0312)
Affected Software/OS: 'moin' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 7.10, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10.
Solution: Please install the updated package(s).
CVSS Score: 5.0
CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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