Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 14, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-0782
CVE-2008-0782
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
moinPyPI | <= 1.5.8 | — |
Affected products
27cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 25 more
- cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.5.3_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.5.3_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.5.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.5.5_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
16- secunia.com/advisories/29010nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-6766-r2rx-mfw9ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0782ghsaADVISORY
- hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.5/rev/e69a16b6e630nvdWEB
- secunia.com/advisories/29262nvdWEB
- secunia.com/advisories/29444nvdWEB
- secunia.com/advisories/33755nvdWEB
- www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-January/001890.htmlnvdWEB
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1514nvdWEB
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-27.xmlnvdWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27404nvdWEB
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0569/referencesnvdWEB
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39837nvdWEB
- usn.ubuntu.com/716-1ghsaWEB
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4957nvdWEB
- usn.ubuntu.com/716-1/nvd
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