CVE-2008-0782
Directory traversal vulnerability in MoinMoin 1.5.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a ..
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.9%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in MoinMoin 1.5.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the MOIN_ID user ID in a cookie for a userform action. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged for PHP code execution via the quicklinks parameter.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 14.90% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 21 January 2008
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- moinmoin/moinmoin
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 14.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.5/rev/e69a16b6e630
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29010Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29262
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29444
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33755
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-January/001890.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1514
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-27.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27404
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0569/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39837
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/716-1/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4957
- http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.5/rev/e69a16b6e630
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29010Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29262
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29444
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33755
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-January/001890.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1514
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-27.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27404
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0569/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39837
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/716-1/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4957
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.