CVE-2010-2479 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in HTML Purifier versions prior to 4.1.1, specifically impacting Internet Explorer users, and affecting products like Mahara. This medium-complexity vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, potentially leading to information disclosure or session hijacking, but does not impact confidentiality, integrity, or availability. With a CVSS score of 4.3, there is no evidence of active exploitation, readily available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old flaw.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:htmlpurifier:htmlpurifier:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:htmlpurifier:htmlpurifier:*:*:lite:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:htmlpurifier:htmlpurifier:*:*:standalone:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:htmlpurifier:htmlpurifier:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:htmlpurifier:htmlpurifier:1.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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