Is CVE-2008-1098 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2008-1098 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2008-1098 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2008-1098 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2008-1098?

CVE-2008-1098 has a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

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CVE-2008-1098

CWE-79Published: March 5, 2008· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

4.3

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MoinMoin 1.5.8 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) certain input processed by formatter/text_gedit.py (aka the gui editor formatter); (2) a page name, which triggers an injection in PageEditor.py when the page is successfully deleted by a victim in a DeletePage action; or (3) the destination page name for a RenamePage action, which triggers an injection in PageEditor.py when a victim's rename attempt fails because of a duplicate name. NOTE: the AttachFile XSS issue is already covered by CVE-2008-0781, and the login XSS issue is already covered by CVE-2008-0780.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2008-1098 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-79): Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.