# CVE-2017-5934: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the link dialogue in GUI editor in MoinMoin before 1.9.10 allows remote attackers to inject arbi

- Also known as: GHSA-42FP-4HM3-J8R7, PYSEC-2018-47
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.9.10
- Published: 2018-10-15 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- moin (PyPI): fixed in 1.9.10

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the link dialogue in GUI editor in MoinMoin before 1.9.10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, moin, upgrade to a fixed version (1.9.10) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/moinwiki/moin-1.9/commit/70955a8eae091cc88fd9a6e510177e70289ec024
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4318
- http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00007.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3794-1/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-10/msg00024.html

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