CVE-2008-0782 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 14.9% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 14.9% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-02-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| moinmoin | moinmoin |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MoinMoin 1.5.x - 'MOIND_ID' Cookie Login Bypass | 2008-01-21 |
References
- http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.5/rev/e69a16b6e630
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29010
- 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/29010
- 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
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