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CVE-2010-1459

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-1459 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the default configuration of ASP.NET in Mono versions prior to 2.6.4. The vulnerability arises because the EnableViewStateMac property is set to FALSE, allowing remote attackers to inject malicious scripts, as demonstrated with the __VIEWSTATE parameter in the XSP sample project. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and potential for partial integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mono:mono:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mono:mono:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mono:mono:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mono:mono:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mono:mono:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.93%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0193 is in the 61st percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

nugetpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: monoFixed in: 2.6.4

Vendor Advisories (2)

nugetGHSA-g5c6-w479-93xmmedium

Mono ASP.NET View State Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

May 2, 2022
redhatCVE-2010-1459Moderate

Mono: View State Cross-Site Scripting

Apr 28, 2010

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
communities.hp.com / securitysoftware/blogs/spilabs/archive/2010/04/29/asp-net-cross-site-scripting-followup-mono.aspx
mono-project.com / Vulnerabilities
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/40351