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title: "CVE-2017-5934\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-5934

Publication date 31 December 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.1 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5934?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the link dialogue in GUI editor
in MoinMoin before 1.9.10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web
script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| moin | 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Fixed 1.9.9-1ubuntu1.18.10.1 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 1.9.9-1ubuntu1.1 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 1.9.8-1ubuntu1.16.04.2 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1.9.7-1ubuntu2.2 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.1 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Changed |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | Low |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.1 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5934)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5934)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-5934)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5934)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3794-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3794-1)
+ MoinMoin vulnerability
+ 16 October 2018

### Other references

* <https://github.com/moinwiki/moin-1.9/commit/70955a8eae091cc88fd9a6e510177e70289ec024>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5934>