CVE-2012-6082
MoinMoin Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rsslink function in theme/init.py in MoinMoin 1.9.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the page name in a rss link.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.3
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rsslink function in theme/init.py in MoinMoin 1.9.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the page name in a rss link.
- Record
CVE-2012-6082- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV: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 the rsslink function in theme/init.py in MoinMoin 1.9.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the page name in a rss link.
- Record
CVE-2012-6082- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-0018 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rsslink function in theme/init.py in MoinMoin 1.9.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the page name in a rss link.
- Record
EUVD-2013-0018- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-452h-rx28-49w9
5.1
MoinMoin Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rsslink function in theme/__init__.py in MoinMoin before 1.9.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the page name in a rss link.
- Record
GHSA-452h-rx28-49w9- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-452h-rx28-49w9
5.1
MoinMoin Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rsslink function in theme/__init__.py in MoinMoin before 1.9.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the page name in a rss link.
- Record
GHSA-452h-rx28-49w9- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2013-23 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rsslink function in theme/init.py in MoinMoin 1.9.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the page name in a rss link.
- Record
PYSEC-2013-23- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
moinPyPI |
before 1.9.6 | 1.9.6 |
moinDebian:6.0 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 1.9.3-1+squeeze4, plus listed versions 1.9.3-11.9.3-1+squeeze11.9.3-1+squeeze21.9.3-1+squeeze3 |
1.9.3-1+squeeze4 |
moinPyPI |
before 1.9.6, plus listed versions 1.8.41.8.51.8.61.8.71.9.0 Show 5 moreShow less1.9.11.9.21.9.31.9.41.9.5 |
1.9.6 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-6082 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Moinmo Moinmoin, published December 29, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.11%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in moin 1.9.6.
References
moinmo.in/SecurityFixes
secunia.com/advisories/51663
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/30/5
hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.9/rev/c98ec456e493
securityfocus.com/bid/57089
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/29/7
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6082
web.archive.org/web/20151023152540/http://secunia.com/advisories/51663
web.archive.org/web/20200228182002/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57089
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/moin/PYSEC-2013-23.yaml
github.com/advisories/GHSA-452h-rx28-49w9
github.com/moinwiki/moin