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$ cve CVE-2008-0782 JSON

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

CVSS5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS14.9% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-22
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2008-02-14
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
moinmoinmoinmoin

Public exploits

SourceTitleDate
exploit-dbMoinMoin 1.5.x - 'MOIND_ID' Cookie Login Bypass2008-01-21

References

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