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CVE-2016-9119

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9119 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the GUI editor's link dialogue within MoinMoin versions prior to 1.9.8, impacting various distributions including Debian and Ubuntu. This medium-severity vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 6.1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through unspecified vectors, potentially leading to information disclosure or defacement. Despite its potential impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low current threat landscape.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.9.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moinmo:moinmoin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
16.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
70.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0145 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 26,221 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: moinFixed in: 1.9.8

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-5fq5-pfv8-mrfvmedium

MoinMoin Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

May 17, 2022

References

moinmo.in / SecurityFixes
Release NotesVendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3715
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/94501
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-3137-1
Third Party Advisory