{"id":"CVE-2008-0782","aliases":["GHSA-6766-r2rx-mfw9","PYSEC-2026-668"],"title":"MoinMoin Directory traversal vulnerability","summary":"MoinMoin Directory traversal vulnerability","severity":"medium","vendor":"moin","product":"moin","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["moin <= 1.5.8"],"published":"2022-05-01","updated":"2026-07-06","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-6766-r2rx-mfw9","references":[{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0782"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39837"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/716-1"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4957"},{"url":"http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.5/rev/e69a16b6e630"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/29010"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/29262"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/29444"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/33755"},{"url":"http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-January/001890.html"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1514"},{"url":"http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-27.xml"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27404"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0569/references"}],"tags":["osv","pip","exploit-available"],"epss":0.14904,"epssPercentile":0.96606,"exploitAvailable":true,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-08T18:25:46.305Z","exploits":{"exploitdb":true,"checkedAt":"2026-09-21T15:24:35.401Z"},"slug":"CVE-2008-0782","body":"## Overview\n\nDirectory 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. The issue has been fixed on [e69a16b6e630](http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.5/rev/e69a16b6e630).\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `moin <= 1.5.8`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the advisory for the patched release.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":42,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":27.5,"likelihood":3,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}