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PYSEC-2016-31

Quick fix

PYSEC-2016-31 — moin: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

pip install --upgrade 'moin>=1.9.9'

Details

MoinMoin 1.9.8 allows remote attackers to conduct "JavaScript injection" attacks by using the "page creation" approach, related to a "Cross Site Scripting (XSS)" issue affecting the action=AttachFile (via page name) component.

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Affected packages

PyPI/moin

Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 1.9.9

Fixpip install --upgrade 'moin>=1.9.9'

References

https://www.curesec.com/blog/article/blog/MoinMoin-198-XSS-175.html[ARTICLE]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94259[WEB]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3137-1[ADVISORY]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3715[ADVISORY]
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3x76-j3jj-439j[ADVISORY]