CVE-2008-0782
MEDIUMEPSS 96th pctlDescription
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.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.5/rev/e69a16b6e630
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29010
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29262
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29444
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33755
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-January/001890.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1514
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-27.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27404
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0569/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39837
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/716-1/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4957
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.