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CVE-2016-7146 (GCVE-0-2016-7146)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-11-10 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:50
VLAI
Summary
MoinMoin 1.9.8 allows remote attackers to conduct "JavaScript injection" attacks by using the "page creation or crafted URL" approach, related to a "Cross Site Scripting (XSS)" issue affecting the action=fckdialog&dialog=attachment (via page name) component.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94259 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3715 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://www.curesec.com/blog/article/blog/MoinMoi… x_refsource_MISC
Date Public
2016-11-10 00:00
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