USN-1680-1: MoinMoin vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices

Packages

moin - Collaborative hypertext environment

Details

It was discovered that MoinMoin did not properly sanitize its input when
processing AnyWikiDraw and TWikiDraw actions. A remote attacker with write
access could exploit this to overwrite arbitrary files and execute
arbitrary code with the priviliges of the web server (user ‘www-data’).

It was discovered that MoinMoin also did not properly sanitize its input
when processing the AttachFile action. A remote attacker could exploit
this to overwrite files via directory traversal.

It was discovered that MoinMoin did not properly sanitize its input when
processing AnyWikiDraw and TWikiDraw actions. A remote attacker with write
access could exploit this to overwrite arbitrary files and execute
arbitrary code with the priviliges of the web server (user ‘www-data’).

It was discovered that MoinMoin also did not properly sanitize its input
when processing the AttachFile action. A remote attacker could exploit
this to overwrite files via directory traversal.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

Ubuntu Release	Package Version
12.10 quantal	python-moinmoin – 1.9.3-1ubuntu3.1
12.04 precise	python-moinmoin – 1.9.3-1ubuntu2.2
11.10 oneiric	python-moinmoin – 1.9.3-1ubuntu1.11.10.2
10.04 lucid	python-moinmoin – 1.9.2-2ubuntu3.3

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References

https://launchpad.net/bugs/1094599