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CVE-2009-0260
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in moin (CVE-2009-0260)
Summary
cross-site scripting in moin (CVE-2009-0260). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `1.8.1` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2009-0260** has been found in moin.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade moin to **1.8.1** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "moin CVE-2009-0260" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2009-0260 (moin) — CWE-79 /
Patched: `1.8.1` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**Cross-site scripting (XSS)** (CWE-79) exists in moin.
📍 Affected scope
moin — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **1.8.1**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'moin' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'moin' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `moin` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade moin to 1.8.1ステージング環境で 1.8.1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
moin
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.8.1"}]}]
Debian:10
moin
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.8.1-1.1"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0260
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7hjm-hqgj-xv9f
- package https://pypi.org/project/moin
- web https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48126
- web https://usn.ubuntu.com/716-1
- web https://web.archive.org/web/20200228171520/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.8/rev/8cb4d34ccbc1
- web https://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1715
- web http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes#moin1.8.1
- web http://osvdb.org/51485
- web http://secunia.com/advisories/33593
- web http://secunia.com/advisories/33716
- web http://secunia.com/advisories/33755
- web http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500197/100/0/threaded
- web http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33365
- web http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0195
- web http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.8/rev/8cb4d34ccbc1
- web https://usn.ubuntu.com/716-1/