GLSA 201309-14: MoinMoin: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	high
Title:	MoinMoin: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	09/24/2013
Bugs:	#449314
ID:	201309-14

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in MoinMoin, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Background

MoinMoin is a Python WikiEngine.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
www-apps/moinmoin	< 1.9.6	>= 1.9.6	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MoinMoin. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, overwrite arbitrary files, or conduct Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All MoinMoin users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/moinmoin-1.9.6"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-14.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.