CVE-2008-0780

MoinMoin Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

4.3 MediumFix available

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MoinMoin 1.5.x through 1.5.8 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the login action.

Exploit likelihood

1.75%Down 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MoinMoin 1.5.x through 1.5.8 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the login action.

Record: CVE-2008-0780
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MoinMoin 1.5.x through 1.5.8 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the login action.

Record: CVE-2008-0780
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-2487 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MoinMoin 1.5.x through 1.5.8 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the login action.

Record: EUVD-2022-2487
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-53wj-6m7w-j6mj No score

MoinMoin Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MoinMoin 1.5.x through 1.5.8 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the login action.

Record: GHSA-53wj-6m7w-j6mj
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-53wj-6m7w-j6mj No score

MoinMoin Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MoinMoin 1.5.x through 1.5.8 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the login action.

Record: GHSA-53wj-6m7w-j6mj
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVPYSEC-2026-667 No score

MoinMoin Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MoinMoin 1.5.x through 1.5.8 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the login action.

Record: PYSEC-2026-667
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

moinmoin

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`moin` PyPI	1.5 to 1.5.8	None known
`moin` PyPI	1.6 up to 1.6.1	1.6.1
`moin` Debian:4.0	before 1.5.3-1.2etch1, plus listed versions 1.5.3-1.2	1.5.3-1.2etch1
`moin` PyPI	1.5 up to 1.6.1	1.6.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-0780 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Moinmoin, published February 14, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.75%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in moin 1.6.1.

References

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