CVE-2020-15275

HIGH8.7EPSS 0.42%

malicious SVG attachment causing stored XSS vulnerability

Published: 11/11/2020Modified: 3/13/2026
Also known as:GHSA-4q96-6xhq-ff43PYSEC-2020-241

Description

### Impact An attacker with `write` permissions can upload an SVG file that contains malicious javascript. This javascript will be executed in a user's browser when the user is viewing that SVG file on the wiki. ### Patches Users are strongly advised to upgrade to a patched version. MoinMoin Wiki 1.9.11 has the necessary fixes and also contains other important fixes. ### Workarounds It is not advised to work around this, but to upgrade MoinMoin to a patched version. That said, a work around via a Content Security Policy in the web server might be possible. Also, it is of course helpful if you give `write` permissions (which include uploading attachments) only to trusted users. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email me at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). ### Credits This vulnerability was discovered by: Catarina Leite from the Checkmarx SCA AppSec team

Affected packages (4)

CVSS scores

SourceVersionSeverityVector
osvCVSS 4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
osvCVSS 3.1HIGH8.7CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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