How severe is CVE-2010-2970?

CVE-2010-2970 has a CVSS score of 6.1/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2010-2970?

CVE-2010-2970 affects the following packages: moin (Debian:10). Ecosystems affected: Debian:10.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2970?

Update moin to 1.9.3-1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2010-2970 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2010-2970 in my Debian:10 dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for moin, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2010-2970 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.

Is CVE-2010-2970 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2010-2970 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2010-2970?

CVE-2010-2970 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 2.6%, placing it in the 85th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2010-2970?

CVE-2010-2970 is classified as Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation. This is a high-impact weakness class that often enables remote code execution or data exposure.

When was CVE-2010-2970 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2010-2970 was published on August 5, 2010 and was last updated on June 4, 2024. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

Withdrawn — this advisory has been retracted

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📦 Debian:10

Not in CISA KEV

MEDIUM severity

CVE-2010-2970 — moin

MEDIUM

CVE-2010-2970 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in moin. A fix is available for moin — see the affected versions and patch details below.

MoinMoin cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Also known asGHSA-gxh5-r8gp-pjc3PYSEC-2010-18

Published

Aug 5, 2010

Updated

Jun 4, 2024

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Nov 4, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

2.6%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs85th percentile — riskier than 85% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

📦moin

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Debian:10 packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MoinMoin 1.9.x before 1.9.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted content, related to (1) action/SlideShow.py, (2) action/anywikidraw.py, and (3) action/language_setup.py, a similar issue to CVE-2010-2487.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
📦Debian:10	`moin`	all versions	1.9.3-1

Affected Products

1 product · 3 configurations

Application

moinmoinmoinmo

3 versions

1.9.01.9.11.9.2

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for moin, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update moin to 1.9.3-1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2010-2970 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.

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