CVE-2008-0780

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.

Published: 2008-02-14 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-0780 is rated Moderate Risk (43.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.84%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0780

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-11 0.66% 0.84% +0.18%
2 2025-05-28 0.63% 0.66% +0.04%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.63% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0780

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0780

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2008-0780

GHSA-53wj-6m7w-j6mj · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — MoinMoin Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-0780

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2008-0780: 1 GLSA(s) (200803-27), 1 atom(s) (www-apps/moinmoin); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-0780
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-0780
ubuntu low CVE-2008-0780 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (moin), 7 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): ignored 2, not-affected 2, released 2, pending 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-0780

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0780

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
moinmoin moinmoin 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 1.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 1.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 1.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 1.5.3_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.5.3_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 1.5.3_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.5.3_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 1.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 1.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 1.5.5_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.5.5_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 1.5.5a cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.5.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 1.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 1.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 1.5.8 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0780

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