CVE-2008-0782

Exp

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.

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-2008-0782 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 14.79%, 96th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.86% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-0782

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
4957 exploit_db edb 2008-01-21 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0782

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 2026-06-15 10.93% 14.79% +3.86%
2 2025-08-03 11.03% 10.93% -0.10%
3 2025-04-05 — 11.03% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0782

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0782

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2008-0782

GHSA-6766-r2rx-mfw9 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — MoinMoin Directory traversal vulnerability

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-0782

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2008-0782: 1 GLSA(s) (200803-27), 1 atom(s) (www-apps/moinmoin); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-0782
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-0782
ubuntu low CVE-2008-0782 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (moin), 7 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): released 3, ignored 2, needed 1, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-0782

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0782

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
moinmoin moinmoin 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 0.8 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 0.9 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 0.10 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 0.11 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moinmoin moinmoin 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:moinmoin:moinmoin:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0782

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