Ubuntu Security Notice USN-977-1
25th August, 2010
moin vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 9.10
- Ubuntu 9.04
- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Software description
- moin
Details
It was discovered that MoinMoin did not properly sanitize its input,
resulting in cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. With cross-site
scripting vulnerabilities, if a user were tricked into viewing server
output during a crafted server request, a remote attacker could exploit
this to modify the contents, or steal confidential data, within the same
domain.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
- python-moinmoin 1.9.2-2ubuntu3.1
- Ubuntu 9.10:
- python-moinmoin 1.8.4-1ubuntu1.3
- Ubuntu 9.04:
- python-moinmoin 1.8.2-2ubuntu2.5
- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
- python-moinmoin 1.5.8-5.1ubuntu2.5
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
- python2.4-moinmoin 1.5.2-1ubuntu2.7
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.